I bid on these two items from The Auction Block in Detroit! I really adore buffalo in general, partially because they're huge and said to be non-existant now (bison- really?) but also because my pet guinea pig looks like one! Plus, I have only child syndrome (i have brothers) and want things that are rare so that others can't! But these cards, too, a whole book WITH page protectors for cheap! This place is cool because people either don't know what they have or don't care so it all goes for $5 starting, no matter what it is! I scored some cool Barbie ornaments, too for $10 for 11!
Anyone know if the coin is worth more than 40 cents?

Here is a Yankees Pin back Pin Button which is obvious. What is so strange is the logo. The Bat is not inside the hat. Is this some kind of mistake? Is this button from the 1940's? I'e had this pin for a long time now and have just noticed the logo. Has anyone seen one like it?

What I got here is a baseball player from 1926.This is from North Western Railway Team.If anyone out there know those anymore about this player please let me know

]]>Baseball Memorabiliahttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/163883-1926-north-western-railway-baseball-ballhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/163883-1926-north-western-railway-baseball-ballHOUSE OF DAVID (ISRAELITE GROUP FORMED BASEBALL TEAM--BENTON HARBOR ,(MI) SEE MORE NEW ADDED PHOTOS!http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/163577-house-of-david-israelite-group-formed-b
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PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS PHOTOS

SEE store front--Old photo of HOUSE OF DAVID (store or meeting place c. 1915)---The House of David was formed by Benjamin and Mary Purnell in 1903 after settling in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

PHOTO #4 photo is vintage sheet music cover 1923 showing "House Of David Blues" showing the band with long beards-and the other
Photo 2 1928 H.O.DS. team with what looks like could be part of the structure in photo #1.(My candid)
In 1906, the House owned about 1,000 acres, on which the colony harvested fruit from a dozen orchards and cultivated grain. The commune had its own cannery, carpenter shop, coach factory, tailor shop, and steam laundry. They also owned and operated their own electricity plant, providing lighting to the community. It had three brass bands ( 1 affiliated with John Philip Sousa) and two orchestras, and a zoological garden.[2]

Character assassination arose in the 1920s towards Benjamin F. Purnell (founder)by 13 young women confessing, under oath to the court, that they had sexual relations with the patriarch while still minors. As soon as this became public knowledge, the Detroit Free Press and other newspapers ran critical articles about Purnell, and was proved innocent and then passed away in 1927.
Purnell was a sports enthusiast and encouraged the members of the Israelite Community to play sports, especially baseball, to build physical and spiritual discipline.
************************In 1913, the House of David began to play competitive BASEBALL and by 1915, they were following a grueling schedule. The House of David became famous as a barnstorming baseball team which toured rural America from the 1920s through the 1950s, playing amateur and semi-pro teams in exhibition games. The team members wore long hair and beards as they played.
By the late 1920s, needing more skilled players, the House began hiring professionals, the most notable being Grover Cleveland Alexander, Satchel Paige, and Mordecai Brown. Some professional players grew their beards out to show respect while others wore false beards. They were known for their skill and played against some of the greatest teams in the country. The House of David played against Major League, Minor League, independent and Negro League teams, with all the same spirit of competition and fair play. At one point, the community had three separate barnstorming teams touring the country, playing and drawing crowds.. The House of David teams were famous for inventing "pepper" baseball tricks, along the lines of the fancy basketball moves of the Harlem Globetrotters.

The House of David continued to sponsor barnstorming teams well into the 1930s and then sponsored weekend semi-professional teams until the 1940s. Mary's City of David sent out barnstorming teams from 1930 until 1940 and then again from 1946 until 1955.
Throughout this period, there were NUMEROUS teams which bore the House of David name and wore beards!! The most famous was probably the Black House of David, an all African-American "Barn-storming" team that played solely against teams of the Negro Leagues.

NOTE MY PHOTO #1--SEE WRITING ON STORE WINDOW "_____ OF DAVID" maybe the miniature RR depot.? So much time has past , if we had a map it might help. Note too a horse in front and dog to right. Group of men loiter around.The House of David operated a world-famous zoo and amusement park.

One of the main attractions at The Springs of Eden Park was the coal powered miniature locomotives, purchased in 1908. Similar locomotives were seen at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis The trains were used to carry people to the amusement park from the main entrance to the amusements Additional amusement at the park included miniature racing cars, restaurant, penny arcade, pony rides, and dances and shows at the amphitheater.

The park closed in the 1970s and the land left fallow. In 2000, one of the trains was purchased by the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Group
My dad, with the Chicago "White Sox" ( as 2nd baseman on the Summer League Minors played a game with the House Of David Team--and that is how I came to know about it!! He was IMPRESSED! When I was small we visited Benton Harbor and must have taken in some of the exciting sights. I have a photo of myself at what I believe was the zoo. My uncle was in a WW11 uniform so must have been wartime.

This display depicts a time when we had 2 Yankee Stadiums standing in The Bronx in 2008... also tells the story of how 2 Yankees both named George/Jorge who hit Opening Day Home Runs in each new Stadium..aside from both being named George,they both weigh the same and are the same height...(Yankee Mystique) 1/1 It has also been signed by Yankee Greats...

I was cleaning out my Grandfathers attic and came across this team autographed baseball, by looking up the names it seems to be from 45-49 Detroit Tigers. Unfortunately it was not in a case and some of the signatures are wore off. Is there any value of this? I am not a collector and just wondering. Thank you.

so a while back i went to the yankees fan festival that promoted the team as attendance was pretty low during the early 90s. i ran around the whole event as a kid and deliberately cut as many people as possible to get to the front of the line on each autograph. i can't remember some of the people i met tho. can you please help me identify some of these signatures?

This is a giveaway towel and scorecard from a Yankees game that I went to in 1964 the towel is still in the original package never opened and the scorecard is in fair condition I was hoping someone could tell me what these are worth

Use the Glove Big Leaguers Use " Says Lou Gehrig _Advertised.I do not know the year of it, I know that its old, but it doesn't have any date on it or any other information, its a Ken-Wel Advertised, I found it in an old house with some baseball cards and bubblehead dolls not that old.

We have a baseball signed by all 450 (approx.) players and coaches in Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Tampa Bay Rays history. We setup a Facebook page to share the story of what we've been doing the past 17+ years. Visit the page to view all of our autographed baseballs and read more about of hobby.

The Ball of Fame is about 8" in diameter. It gives you the best stats for the American and National baseball leagues from 1901 to 1960. When you line up the year at the top, the information is in all the little windows.

We need any information on this ball! Value? Year? Replica or real? Every place we call does not do baseball appraisals!

]]>Baseball / Signed Baseballshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/156978-help-cant-find-this-baseball-anywherehttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/156978-help-cant-find-this-baseball-anywhereMenus Can Tell More Than Just What's For Supperhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/156534-menus-can-tell-more-than-just-whats-for
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Along with collecting railroad dining car china and silverware, I also collect dining car menus. The first picture shows 3 menus from arguably 3 of the most famous trains to run in the United States, the New York Centrals' 20th Century Limited, The Santa Fes' Super Chief and the Pennsylvania Railroads' Broadway Limited. The other three pictures show my favorite menu, one from an unknown secondary train of the New York Central. Back in the days when sports teams travelled by train, this unknown train of the NYC obviously provide the best transportation in Sept. 1956 for the Boston Red Sox. The team was travelling on the train and a waiter or conductor used this menu to get some autographs. On it are autographs of 9 members of the 1956 Boston Red Sox, including legendary Ted Williams! We all wish that historic artifacts could talk and tell us stories of the past. This lowly menu from a secondary train does just that. By the way, the menu was printed in August 1956. If you check the Red Sox schedule around that time, you will see that they were on the road during the first couple weeks in Sept 1956, travelling to play various teams between Chicago and Boston, all cities served by the New York Central. That dates when these autographs were obtained.

not sure how I got these as a child in the 50 s - they are 2.5 in by 5.75 in - I think they were a mail in promotion, but I do not know from whom? 2 sellers on ebay do not know the original year or source of distribution? Anyone with any info would be appreciated.

This poster has many vintage photos but also a photo of Pete Rose so it must be a re-issue of the late 1970's. I have searched online and can not find anything about it. Would like to know more on it. I have 15 of them and probably will be selling them as I only need to keep a few. I got them at a Thrift Store and even though they are folded, they are i near perfect condition. It's Black & White, 30" X 20". Has OLD JUDGE CIGARETTES, Goodwin & Co., New York at the bottom centered which has been inserted.

these 3 little camera viewers contain signed Topps cards of the New York Yankees the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the New York Giants baseball clubs there are 15 signed cards to view in each camera including Mickey Mantle They are in mint condition and work perfectly

I made this Ty Cobb baseball card for a customer who actually met Ty Cobb when he was very young at a baseball game. He saw Cobb watching the game (Cobb was older and retired at this point) and wanted to get his autograph on his scorecard but was afraid to approach him knowing Cobb had a pretty cantankerous demeanor. The adults with him persuaded him to go ask and Cobb was more than happy to sign his scorecard.
Many years later that man wanted to frame that signed item with a Ty Cobb card. Unable to find an acceptable card, he turned to me and asked for a custom handmade card which he then framed along with the signature. I could not have been happier that my art was now a mere inches from the signature of a legend like Ty Cobb.

1998 Defucnt MONTREAL EXPOS Stundent Day Promo Give Away YOUPPI NABISCO SHREDDIES SCHOOL SAFETY LUNCHBOX.
This ladies and gentlemen is not only a popular sought after MLB Montreal Expos defunct collectible but is one of the hardest lunchboxes in the world to find because only 5000 were made and given away in Spring 1998 at the Olympic Stadium on Student day as part of a Student safety first Program sponsored by Nabisco with the Lunchbox featuring YOUPPI, and Freddie and Eddie Shreddie.
I have had 2 of these lunchboxes before back in 2003 adn had them sell out super fast.
This awesome rare Blue pastic Lunchbox has the trademarks and copyrights of the Montreal Expos, Youupi and Nabisco, and is clealry labelled made in TAIWAN.
It is supposed to include also a nice multi colored thermos, which is missing from this item.
The Lunchbox is from 1998.
The box is made of a royal blue plastic with a white plastic handle with printed graphics on the front.
Both the snap latch and the hinge are all made of plastic too.
Overall as a whole the box is gently used and has some minor scratches but is still in excellent condition.
The exterior is simply put in fabulous shape and is very clean with nice bright colors, and only a few slight and minor scratches and edge wear.
The inside is very clean and has no stains and no mold or mildew.
All Hinges and latches are in great working condition.
I lov finding hard to find Cross over items like this for Lunchbox Collectors, MLB Defucnt team Colelctors, Youppi Collectors and EXPOS "notre amour" colelctors.

Here are a sampling of my hand drawn and painted baseball cards. These cards are made to scale and are painted on a heavy weight card stock. These 4 cards are inked in black pen and colored with watercolor paint. Here are 4 of my favorites. I am trying to paint as many Hall of Fame players as possible.

Here is one of my recently finished handmade baseball cards. It is a hand drawn and painted 1951 Yogi Berra card. All of the cards I make are true to original size. This one measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches. As an artist that used to collect cards as a kid, I recently made my own baseball card when I realized I would never be able to buy the card I wanted. I was hooked! I have made over 60 and hope to one day paint one card for every member of the hall of fame!

Hello, I think this would make a great story for readers and collectors of baseball memorabilia, most don't get it at first so it requires some heavy thinking. I have collected and traded baseball cards for 25 or so years so back sometime in 1994 I bought some packs of 1994 fleer at the local card shop and like most collectors couldn't wait to get home and open them. I pulled a few good cards but noticed that I had a misprinted Tom Glavine League leader card that was part of a 12 card set,according to Fleer 1 card was inserted in every 17 packs with Mike Piazza award winner printed on the card. I have a few misprints so I put it in a plastic sleeve and in the box where I keep the other misprinted cards I have.

Years go by January of 2012 and I am at a flee market and notice a man has some baseball cards he has some unopened packs I ask him how much and he says 1.00 a pack well cheap enough so I bought what he had about 20 packs some Fleer Topps and Upper Deck. Like a kid again I couldn't wait to get home and open the packs to see what lay in wait in the packs, nothing really special some Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey ect. but in one of the Fleer packs I got a Mike Piazza award winner misprint it was part of a 6 card set, according to fleer 1 card was in inserted in 37 packs, so I put it in a plastic sleeve and in the box where I keep the other misprinted cards I have.

One day I am going through some of my cards in the box where I keep my misprints so I thought I would separate my misprint cards by year and I just happened to place the Tom Glavine and Mike Piazza side by side while going through the cards that is when I first noticed what I guess you would call it cross matching error cards put the cards back in the box and for the next few days it begin to bother me

. About a week later took the 2 cards to the local card shop (yes we still have 1) and the owner of the shop said he had never in his 40 years of collecting had seen this, offered a little money to buy them but I decided to keep the cards.

I was a math major in college and was trying to figure the odds of this happening and could not so I contacted the math department at MIT and got a professor that thought this would be a good project for some of his grad students. After a couple of weeks the professor got back to me and said based on each card being an isolated error they only came in packs one pack could of ended up in a store Florida and the other in say Texas the 2 cards would have never met but based on production and the fact they only came in packs each being an isolated error and a cross match of each other the odd were figured by two of his outstanding students at 6,781,522,500,000 to 1 (yes that's trillion)

The cards were submitted to SGC for authentication and grading and are the real deal Contacted Guinness world records and what people don't know is they wanted about 1000.00 dollars to put it in their records,Well I was not going to pay that the current Guinness record for rarest card is a one of one and those of us in the collecting hobby know there are plenty of one of ones.

The 2015 Baseball Spring Training is coming to a close and the 2015 MLB season is about to begin. The first game of the season is Sunday April 5th between the Cardinals and the Cubs followed by the celebrated Opening Day on Monday the 6th with 14 games scheduled.
In honor of the 2015 MLB season, I wanted to share my "Baseball Pocket Watch Fob". I'm not sure of its age, but the leather strap has a lot of age to it.
Also, the 2014 World's Series Champion San Francisco Giants will be defending their title. Pictured is a 1968 Westclox Team*Mate, S.F. Giants pocket watch, with an attached batting helmet watch fob.

Was going through some old family photos (1900 - 1930) and found this photograph with Ty Cobb signature on it. The only print on the back is the number "9" in pencil. The signature looks like it was part of the photo process and not a signed photograph. This is a mystery to me. Can anybody help?

This is one of a few old baseball cards that I got from my father,it has got to be really old,just not for sure of its age,I have had it since 1968,and it is in great condition,not a copy right,is the real deal.

Approx. 24x36. Printed on a heavy printing stock type poster board. No numbers or identifying information. I thought it was a an advertisement for Budweiser, but I can't verify. The color is clean. Slight crease across the middle. The Wrigley sign is printed on, but the Cubs Fan - Bud Man portion of the sign is raised like a sticker. I have never seen anything like this, and I would like to know if anyone can identify.

When I look at this bottle it reminds me of a simpler time. I love the image of the baseball player. I have never seen another like this and would like to hear from anyone who has. Who made this bottle?

This image is an impression made (on foil) by an embosser I have which includes a corporate seal. It says "B.B. Club Pittsburgh, PA" "SEAL" "Incorporated 1914".
I was wondering if this could be from the Federal League, specifically the Pittsburgh Rebels. I believe the date is inline with the league and "B.B. Club" could be Baseball Club. Any ideas on this matter? It's not for sale and I'm not asking for an appraisal. Just wondering if I'm blowing smoke or if this is a possible item from that era. Any comments supporting (or not) are appreciated.

The front of the antique scorer it reads Balls and strikes and ranges from 0-4 on the ball side and 0-3 on the strike side, spindle is working great and makes a clicking sound when rotating the cell outer grooved wheel. The backside of the old celluloid counter has the REACH Sporting Goods baseball logo and trademark.Has a patent date of Oct 12, 1886 stamped onto it.,Measures 3 x 1.5 inches

Saturday , May 10th , 2014 ---A day at Citifield recognizing the merits of Nolan Ryan. Ticket stub.. Also, a Bobblehead of Nolan Ryan was give out to the first 10,000 ticket holders entering Citifield. I have the Bobblehead also and it is very cute and a wonderful keepsake memorable treasure.
It was a beautiful day and a full house.

This is my NY Mets 1969 Ticket Stub from Game 4 of the World Series.
This ticket stub brings back so many nice memories of a wonderful day at Shea Stadium now called CitiField. The Mets won that day and clinched the Worled Series in Game 5. I was at game 4 because I won the ticket in a Lottery and, to my surprise. I did not even know there was a Lottery for tickets to the World Series. (lol) What a wonderful surprise and again a wonderful day. --Go Mets!!!--

Does anyone know whose signature this is From Mesa AZspring training could be Diamondbacks or a Cubs player any info is appreciated within 5-10 years got this as a gift it's an official major league baseball

This is a team signed baseball from the 1959 Boston Red Sox team. This was my uncles who was friends with a bat boy. He got this for my uncle who recently gave It to me being a Sahhhhhhxxxx Fan I love it and have a great spot for it. Ted Williams signature is in the middle in the first photo. My uncle to protect it put some laquer type glaze over the ball to preserve the signatures. Just wanted to share!!

I was wondering if you may be able to help or point me in the correct direction in finding out info on a SF Giants pencil in my collection. I've scoured the web for hours upon hours and haven't read about it nor come across a photo of it. My Grandfather gave me this pencil once we got home a few days after my first Giants game at Candlestick in 1989. Yes, my first game was that game, and I was only 7 years old.

What I have is a Mohawk Gasoline pencil printed with the 1959 San Francisco Giants game schedule.

Why do I need info on where its from and the (if anything) value of it? Well, I am in a bind. I am trying to save the home my dad left me a couple years ago when he passed away. I was in a major car crash in the beginning of December and haven't been able to work since. If I don't have the property/space rent for the mobile home my dad left turned in by the 10th, I will be issued an eviction notice and will ultimately lose the home, and the only thing dad left behind.

Back to the pencil. The only things I gave seen online from Mohawk Gasoline are lights, a few tin signs, and some posters. This is an actual wood pencil with eraser, non sharpened, and good paint/finish.

If you are able to help me, I'd greatly appreciate your time, even if its simply a link to another website to search.

I grew up on baseball as a Cubs fan. Visits to Wrigley field were special especially when watching games on crisp sunny afternoons from the stadium’s famous bleachers. (Wrigley didn’t have lights back then.) Nearly fifteen years ago, as my son was discovering baseball cards, he asked me about my favorite player. “Ernie Banks” was my immediate reply ... as I recall, it was more of a reflex response than anything.

Sadly Ernie Banks, two-time National League MVP, Hall of Famer and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom passed away last week at the age of 83.

“Mr. Cub” was a rare baseball icon known for his optimism, playing with a smile on his face and saying “Let’s Play Two!” His Hall of Fame career started in the Negro leagues and in 1953 he joined the Cubs as their first colored player just six years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s colored barrier. His NL MVP status is somewhat ironic given that the Cubs have a pretty dismal record ... their last World Series win was in 1908. (Their last appearance was in 1945.)

Two years ago, while accompanying my son to the National Sports Card Convention in Chicago, I finally met Mr. Cub as he signed autographs for my son (second picture). There was no pretentiousness ... friendliness simply radiated from the man. Later my son gave me the Topps card shown here. (Of course, the autographed cards stayed in his collection.)

In an article about Ernie Banks appearing in USA Today (January 29), Paul White wrote; “But being in Wrigley meant you looked for Ernie, as much a constant as the ivy on the outfield wall.”

This is an item from a family member. It is about 25 inches in length and 31 inches tall in the frame. I am not able to find another picture like this through my research online so it may be a rare/scarce example. It is challenging to take the picture without anything reflecting off of the glass. The picture is in great shape for its age.

Is it worth taking the photograph out of the frame to see if anything is written on the back of the picture for provenance? I see nothing on the front that would show where or by whom it was taken.

Thank you as always for looking my friends and have a blessed day as well as upcoming weekend! :)

I am a collector and historian of baseball bats made in Dickson, Tennessee by the A.H. Leathers Manufacturing Company. These bats, made in the 1920’s, 30s, 40s, are typically stamped “Leathers” or “A.H. Leathers” Manufacturing, Dickson, TN, and have a model name such as Dixie Swatter, Commodore, Volunteer, Indoor No. 31, Yankee Winner, Sneex, etc. I am compiling a catalog of the history of Leathers’ Mill baseball bat production, including documenting all the bats made by them that I can locate. If you have any of these bats, I would love to document and include yours. Any information about the Leathers’ bats that can be shared would be greatly appreciated.

Two examples from my pinback premium collection. Cracker Jack produced a 100 pin set in the 1930's. The 100 pin set included subsets with themes ranging from baseball and movie stars to western heroes and presidents. Sets had either 20,25 or 30 pins in each subset. You would have had to eat a hell of alot of cracker jack to put this set together back then.
Enjoy

Photo and item from a June 21,1921 Scranton, PA newspaper. Though Bucky Harris was from around the Scranton area, the paper can not be accused of being "a homer" as Mr. Harris' diamond activities earned him membership in The Baseball Hall of Fame.

Hello Promise this is last update, but found theses Rocking! Rock Out! Feet for my Giants Chairs! And Boo Hoo, I am getting old! BUT now, well I can rock and rest! Crandall from Dia de Los Muertos is getting old also and likes to rock! He is named after a tiny town in Canada! Granny and Simon like chairs also! toracat Bought these from back east! Rubber bottoms and quite sweet! Is not sweet a new word used by adolescents?? bye

I got this from my great Uncle. This was a pamphlet that was mailed to customers that was interested in buying stock from Sunbeam Motion Picture Corporation. I have the shares of stock and the Pamphlet and the letters that te company mailed to our family. I know that there is not many of these pamphlets aound. This item is 8 1/2 by 22 folded in half

ONE OF THEE RAREST ERROR MISPRINT CARDS EVER PRODUCED.
I AM NOT AN AVID CARD COLLECTOR, I HAVE HAD THIS CARD TUCKED AWAY SINCE MY YOUTH. IVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL "EXPERTS", REGARDING AUTHENTICITY . THIS CARD IS SO RARE THAT EVEN THEY CANNOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT. I CAN TELL YOU THIS, THE CARD IS 100% AUTHENTIC & IS IN PRESTINE, IMMACULATE CONDITION AS IF IT CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF A PACK & INTO A SECURE HARD SHELL CASE.
WITH GRIFFEY JR. APPROACHING AN AUTOMATIC TICKET TO THE HALL OF FAME SOON, COULD IT POSSIBLY BE "VALIDATED", AS A ONE OF A KIND ITEM.
ANY FEEDBACK IS GREATLY ACCEPTED.

Hello! WOW almost all were destroyed, to build shopping center! Sales stopped weeks ago! I was lucky to buy! I think price will go UP! UP! UP!!! They are cool, I polished mine and looks really good now!! Go Giants 3 world series in 5 years!! Simon sez I hit a grand slam, when I bought these!! Thanks for looking!! torabattersup!!!

I haven't posted much lately, but I did acquire quite a few things over the past few months. This is a 1940 Babe Ruth Old Gold cigarette cardboard sign from 1940. It is approximately 10 x 14 in size and is a heavier cardboard than most signs. It mentions that Babe participated in a blindfold cigarette test and there was "not a cough in a carload"; whatever that means. He didn't seem to make many healthy choices. I will probably change to a smaller frame so it will display closer to its original size.

I came across this 1958 White Rose team signed official national league baseball, ford c Frick, president. Spalding baseball. 7-Players names on this ball went to the Majors. trying to find out the best way to get this authenticated the signatures of the team members on here match the registry for the 1958 team. from some research still researching any help guiding me with this process Will be greatly appreciated.

In 1910 Kellogg issued the first ever cereal box featuring a sports promotion, Kelloggs World's Champions Cereal. It was a baseball game that could be played using the unfolded box. Unfortunately, all I have is a cutdown gamsboard and rules. I have not been able to find another photograph of a more complete example so I was hoping someone here may be able to find one as I'd be interested in seeing what the piece originally looked like.

I found this 1912 fob it is engraved on the reverse "Chicago amateur champions Marshall Field & co. Merchants League Francis Stratton Catcher" the piece is also marked Wm. Schridde Chicago xx. The 2 rings in the last photo were also found with the fob, one is the Boston Red Sox the other is the Washington Senators. Does any one have any info on these pieces. I would like to find out the age of the rings, they are not dated. also does the XX on the fob indicate the type of metal the fob is made out of. Thanks

Hello, Candlestick Park closed for good! Beatles did last show ever there and Paul returned and did show just before it closed, many rock stars there and Giants, in 1960 we mover to Castro Valley and took bus there to watch Mays, Marichal, etc. some chairs were red as S. F. 49ers played until last yr. Joe Montana won Super bowls from there. Now I have two chairs from there! Opened in late 1950's closed 2014. Giants 3 World series in 5 years. Chicago Cubs! haha bad bad bad! for ARose!!!

This painting is based on a photograph. I'm wondering if someone might know anything at all about the photograph it's based on. Obviously it's the Bambino and Lou but I'm wondering who may have taken the shot and when etc. Thanks so much.

Here's a real beauty from days gone by! This cool program is full of stats and also is a treasure trove of late 70s ads. Montreal was in town for this game.

Due to a compacted contemporary schedule, I'm not sure if the Phillies still support the JBF in this manner, or even if the program still exists. The JBF was sponsored by the city, but with the way that money is these days, who knows if it the program was eliminated.

2014 World Series between the San Francisco Giants & the Kansas City Royals begins today.
Part of my Giants collection.

Photo #1: 1968 Westclox Team Mate series San Francisco Giants Pocket Watch with a SF Giants batting helmet as the watch fob. The Team Mate series wa available in all National & American League teams.

Photo #2: Westclox Giants Pocket Watch, Photo of The Catch & a 1996 Welcome To Candlestick Park collectable hand designed baseball by UNFORGETABALL, limited edition collectors series baseballs.
THE CATCH:
On September 29, 1954, Willie Mays, centerfielder for the New York Giants, makes an amazing over-the-shoulder catch of a fly ball hit by Cleveland Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to rob Wertz of extra bases in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. The catch has gone down as one of the greatest in the history of baseball.

Is everyone ready for the 110th Anniversary of the World Series to kick off Tuesday (Oct. 21)? I am! Although our beleaguered MN Twins yet again failed to reach the playoffs, the series between Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants will be memorable especially since both are wildcard teams.

I grew up a baseball fan in Chicago with my childhood team being the Cubs. That’s a story unto itself. Then again, their last World Series win was in 1908 – 106 years ago! (The fans' slogan was and still is; “Wait ‘til next year.”) Anyhow, moving to Minnesota didn’t help my attitude until we picked up 7th game wins in 1987 and 1991. Since then ... well ... don’t ask.

Win or lose, there’s something about baseball that keeps bringing many of us back. If you’re looking for die-hard action, it’s not here. Baseball is a poetic game of subtle tactics, statistics, colorful players, wild stories, and memorabilia. The season is long and pressure picks up immediately after the All Star break. Yet even if their teams are loosing, hardcore fans can’t wait for legendary opposing players to pass through town. Last year I finally saw an ace knuckleball hurler in action ... a devastating pitch when done right. (How do they do that?!)

As a collector of early pre-1900 American wood and brass cameras, baseball memorabilia, intentional or not, slowly creeps in to compete for precious display space; mostly its ‘smalls’ such as Goodwin or T206 baseball cards.

A couple years back while antiquing, we found this near mint Red Wing Pottery double ashtray commemorating the MN Twins' 1965 World Series appearance. The left tray has the ’65 World Series emblem accompanied on the right by a MN Twins logo proudly proclaiming them as the American League champions.

Alas back in ‘65 our boys of summer lost a 7th game heartbreaker (at home of all places) to Sandy Koufax and the LA Dodgers. Anyhow, here I am in 2014 ready to watch a great series. But wait ‘til next year!

My 1994 Cooperstown Collection 5 card set of Willie Mayes, is by far a "one" of a kind. If you will compare the two pictures of the back of the Cards, you will notice that my cards are numbered
(1) Negro League,
(2) Minor League,
(4) New York Giants, ?????
(4) New York Giants,
(5) Willie Mickey, and the Duke

If I had card (3) it wauld be label (Rookie Year)
But I dont, because the set embossed metal plate were made in error...Not another set like it)

I found this 1913 Baseball trophy it is from the Isthmain Baseball league the piece has the name R.J. Adams engraved on it. I have done research on the piece and the only information I was able to find was that the Isthmain baseball league was formed from the locals that were building the Panama Canal. They played teams that were formed from the military men sent to help with the building. Any information on the league or the player R.J. Adams would be helpful, Thanks!

I recently had the opportunity to have George H Bush Autograph two pictures for me. He's getting on up in years and I knew I wanted to try and get this historic picture signed by him. I had two but didn't expect his to sign both. I was very appreciative

I got this autographed baseball by 18-time All-Star, seven-time Gold Glove winner and member of the 3,000-hit club, Carl (Yaz) Yastrzemski for $5 at an "Estate Sale"/Yardsale, and was enshrined in the baseball hall of fame at Cooperstown in 1989. As an evenly-toned ball with a mint 9 signature on the sweet spot. Nice find! =^)

Ty Cobb Baseball by Stall & Dean
with Ty Cobb Signature which I believe is a stamped on signature
it says:
Ty Cobb
Reg. U.S. Pat ?
American League
Horsehide Cover
5 oz. 9 IN.
1 Oz Rubber
and has the Stall & Dean logo
In original box
Of course box is a bit warn but the ball is excellent other than a bit dirty as everything in that trunk was.

Can anyone tell me anything about his ball, I can not find anything about it. I know it is from the early 1900's, because I got it out of a old trunk and everything in that trunk was any where from about 1904 to 1915.
I am not looking to sell this at this point, just trying to find info. I even contacted the Ty Cobb Museum, they can not provide you with information or any idea of it's value.

Great issue of Life with some interesting Photos and articles. From Mickey Mantle to J>F>K> This cover photo of Mantle was taken when he was thirty three years old. He was in his 15th year with the New York Yankee's

I have had this for many years it works good...I just wish I had the right bat for it..someone has put a nylon stick in place...and I cannot hit left field home runs very good...I love it though..while I had the back off cleaning it...I noticed that to win a free game.. there were 2 settings one was set at 115 home runs..the other was 125 .. now I was amazed because I had this game for almost 8 months...I played it constantly...in my best was around 34 home runs...ARGGGH..

After doing some research, I believe this is ball is from 1965 signed by the Houston Astros but I have just assumed that from looking things up online and I have no idea if it's real or not. There are 26 signatures on the ball, 6 of which I believe to be managers or whatever but the baseball itself doesn't have any markings on it or anything like that. Any thoughts or information about it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm very lucky to have been able to attend this Baseball game which will always be a point in history MLB and the fans will remeber... Monday 8 / 13 / 1979 Enjoy...

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Lou Brock...
Lou was best known for his base stealing prowess, proved his consistent, top-notch play at the plate by garnering his 3,000th hit on August 13, 1979. Ironically, the historic safety came against the Chicago Cubs, the club that had traded him over 15 years earlier for Cardinal pitcher Ernie Broglio. At the time, the deal seemed one-sided: Brock was a .257 hitter with just 50 stolen bases in two-and-a-half seasons with the Cubs, while Broglio had won 60 games for the Cardinals from 1960-1963. But following the trade, Brock blossomed: hitting .348, stealing 33 bases, and pacing the Cardinals to the World Championship. Meanwhile, Broglio faltered, winning just 4 games the rest of the season and 7 games over the rest of his career.

Less than a month after Brock hit #3000, Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski joined the 3,000-Hit Club.

1939 First Day Cover of the 3 cent baseball stamp. Postmarked in Cooperstown, NY on June 12, 1939. I'm not a stamp guy but I do like baseball and sports memorabilia. I've been to Cooperstown many times since the late 70s and always try to stop by if I am in the neighborhood. Actually interviewed for a job there back in 1987. Would have been fun in the summer but I was not offered the position. Their loss!

Not a real rare or expensive item but I kind of think it is cool. The presentation and framing is not bad. My dad was from Uxbridge, MA and must have picked it up from the addressee there.

Why I say I cherish this Baseball is since I was 11 years old I have always loved the Dodgers. I especially loved them when Lasorda was manager. I think he was the greatest. Although it is not worth very much, if it was I will never sell it! I remember the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

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my name is Lars and I live in Germany. While cleaning up the basement of my parents house I found an old american baseball with lots of signatures on it. It must have once belonged to my dad's aunt who met a US soldier after the war and moved with him to the states. She lived in New Jersey until she died in 1996. I seem to remember having heard the name "Mets" when I was a kid but I'm not sure whether that's where the baseball comes from.

can anyone identify from when exactly this ball originates and whose signatures are on it (as far as they are visible on the attached photos)?

I just found a collection of vintage Baseball equipment there are several wool and felt caps in the lot. All these are wool except for the black cap with the red visor, this one is felt. Can anyone ID the teams of the two that have the "B's" on the front. Also what era these might be from. The blue and grey cap with the "B" on it has a very short visor compared to the others. They might be minor league or College teams, they come from the New England area. Thanks,Bill

Another unknown autograph. It is signed on a 1998 All-Star Game baseball from Colorado. I have checked photos of the signatures of both All-Star squads and was not able to find a match. I wasn't able to find a match to a Rockies player from that year either.

This jersey looks to be an 80s era Cardinals Majestic Vince Coleman jersey with all numbers and letters beautifully sewn on. Looking for information on the jersey so if anyone could help me out it'd be appreciated.

Here's a pic of my sons' Dodger Jacket when he was 5 yrs old. I don't remember if this Louisville Slugger was his at the time, but at one time, he did knock a few out the park! And pic 3 is after boot camp. He received 3 special awards at graduation!

He went on to join the Army, before he graduated high school. He signed himself up as he was already 18. And of course, being the mom, I wanted him to void his contract! I am sooo proud to say he did not and has grown into such an awesome man and simply a great human being.

He spent 7 years in the Army as an E4 Specialist, did 2 tours in Iraq and is now out but going to school at Mir Mar in San Diego California!

Photo was bought online, Team is The Books Shoe Store. From the uniforms and people in the background it looks to be in taken in the 1920's. Here is an Obituary I found online.....
Frank J. ‘Ollie’ Oliver

Westinghouse retiree had entry in Ripley’s book

Frank J. “Ollie” Oliver of 1104 Hadley Drive, Sharon, passed away of natural causes at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday (1-29-08) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System with his family at his side. He was 97.

Mr. Oliver was born on Saturday, Sept. 10, 1910, in Steelton, Pa., the son of Onofrio and Agata Vicario Oliveri.

He worked in several capacities at the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp., retiring as a coilbuilder.

He was a member of Church of the Sacred Heart, Sharon.

Mr. Oliver was a member of North Sharon Volunteer Fire Department and Sons of Italy Shenango Valley Lodge, both Sharon.

He loved watching baseball games on television. In his early years, he played semi-professional baseball for several teams including Liberty Grille, Books Shoes, the Epps Army and Roberts Jewelry.

Mr. Oliver’s name was recorded in Ripley’s Believe It or Not for hitting the longest home run in history. During one of his baseball games, he hit a home run over the fence and the ball landed in a coal car that continued on to its destination.

In addition to sports, Mr. Oliver loved gardening. Ollie was noted for his hot peppers that he loved to share with family and friends.

During World War II, he worked for Erie Railroad as part of the war effort.

His wife, the former Kathryn Mary Mihalcin, whom he married Sept. 2, 1933, passed away April 1, 1994.

This is yet another unknown autograph from the box of baseballs tht I purchased. I am hoping someone out there can help me identify this signature! It is very faded, so the photo, unfortunately is a pretty exact representation of the signature. I do know it is from 1977 to '84, based on the other markings. Thanks ahead of time!

I have two George Brett, two Cal Ripken, two Jose Canseco, Bo Jackson, Roger Clemens, Kirby Puckett, Ken Griffery Jr, Frank Robinson, Ricky Henderson, entire White Sox, Cubs, and Reds team of the 1991 Topps Desert Shield baseball cards, they are not professionally graded but I do believe there are in perfect condition, I know it's a bias opinion. I just can't really find any info about these item and I would like to know more about them. I would appreciate any help anyone can give me.

From my sports card collection here is a 1961 Topps MVP Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. I collected sports cards a long time ago then got away from it. I started back up again a few years ago and love the hobby!

Bought this sepia tone picture at Mantques in Dallas. The back of the picture was labeled "Buck Leonard" but it looks more like "Cool Papa Bell "
To me. There was also a cut signature of Buck Leonard that is authentic. Any in site would be greatly appreciated. You just never know what you'll find rummaging around in Mantiques .

Bought this sepia tone picture at Mantques in Dallas. The back of the picture was labeled "Buck Leonard" but Buck never played for the Indianapolis Team. After so help and some direction from a knowledgable enthusiast of the Negro Leagues it was determined to be a photo of " Crush Christopher Columbus Holloway" he played for the Indianapolis ABCs for 1921-1923
He had quite a baseball career. I collect Early Baseball memorabilia and am alway on the look out.

Always on the lookout for Baseball related stuff, I saw these in an older Dallas neighborhood. They were on a front porch with a chain around them. I stopped and inquired about the chairs and was given a brief history of the piece. Turns out they were moving an didn't want to haul them around anymore. A quick exchange of some folding money and they were mine. Some of the wood has been replaced years ago but still prety cool.

This is a NY Yankees jersey made by Mirage First String sometime in the 1980's. This is from the Cooperstown Collection. I forgot about it for years and just pulled it out and thought I would share the pics. I have been looking all over on-line to see if there were more out there, but with no luck. Funny, I tucked this away when I got it as a gift and never did wear it. I have the jacket also, reversible but I did wear that as the cuffs are a bit worn. Has anyone seen this jersey anywhere?

this card measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 . on the back is his world series carear highlights. i believe the name on the front is spelled bortta and the copyright date by the name is 1970. i just cannot find any information on this card as well as a price. please help

This is a silver baseball that was purchased along with the other baseballs from my previous post. It has no Rawlings logo, or MLB logo or markings on it but it has a faint "Haiti" stamp, which is where the Rawlings Official MLBs were produced in the 1970s and '80s. That time period also matches the other baseballs in the lot. Other than that I don't know what this is. Anyone have any idea? Some sort of silver anniversary?

Could anyone help me with identifying these autographs? The balls were purchased from the estate of an ex MLB executive from the 1970s-90s. I don't know the identity beyond that. Thanks!

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I PUT THIS TICKET STUB IN A BOOK MANY YRS AGO AND WHEN I FOUND IT IN THE CLOSET IT BROUGHT BACK FOND MEMORIES OF A PAST SPORTS EVENT THAT WILL LIVE IN MY InnoDB FOREVER.
1969 THE NY METS WORLD SERIES GAME 4 AND I WAS THERE FOR THAT EXCITING EVENT. WHAT A WONDERFUL EVENT , THE EXCITMENT OF A FULL STADIUM OF PEOPLE ROARING FOR THEIR TEAMS. THE HOT DOGS AND BEVERAGES. THE LAUGHTER AND FRUSTRATIONS OF VICTORY AND DEFEAT. WHAT A MARVALOUS InnoDB.

My other early Milford, NH baseball team photo. Although there may not be many questions about what's going on or why it was taken, in my opinion its still an interesting look at 19th century baseball.

I got this a couple years back brand-new and now have just started doing some research on it, but I have had a hard time so far on finding a relative value or other pictures. Any help would be appreciated.

I bought a Tack Board in Highland Park Texas Estate Sale. Attic fresh. It had a few 1950s programs from SMU basketball and some High school photos, but no one thought to look behind them. After I had removed the programs I could see there were other Black and White photos behind what everyone else saw. For $7.00 I pulled the photos above and the one Louisville Slugger poster. Framed them all and now they are some of the highlights of my Baseball collection.

I bought a Tack Board in Highland Park Texas Estate Sale. Attic fresh. It had a few 1950s programs from SMU basketball and some High school photos, but no one thought to look behind them. After I had removed the programs I could see there were other Black and White photos behind what everyone else saw. For $7.00 I pulled the photos above and the one Louisville Slugger poster. Framed them all and now they are some of the highlights of my Baseball collection.

this ball was given to a freind of mine by the late johnny oates some twenty years ago and he gave it to me because i was a orioles fan.i dont
know the history behind it but has names like boog powell,johnny oats,earl weaver,doyle alexander,paul blair,don buford,jim palmer,and mark belanger along with a bunch others that are hard to read.would love any info anyone might have . thanks

This a 1940's Menko baseball card I purchased a few years ago, but can not find out any information about it, but it is a common Menko card. I have seen NO other copies posted or on the internet. Tried to get it graded by Beckett, but they could not due to lack of data on the card. Can anyone give me any more detailed information about the card??

In 1912, the Red Sox finished with 104 wins and the Yankees followed 54 games behind, so there was nothing surprising about Boston’s domination. When the Red Sox came to town on July 5, 1939, however, the roles were reversed. By that point in the season, the Bronx Bombers had already amassed an 11.5 game lead over their rival and were threatening to run away from the rest of the American League. In five closely contested games, however, the Red Sox revived their pennant hopes by winning them all, including two doubleheader sweeps on consecutive days.

It looks like somebody ought to ask the American League to break up the Boston Red Sox. Their feat of whipping the New York Yankees five straight in Yankee Stadium came close to distracting everybody’s attention from tomorrow’s all-star game in New York and the reverberations are likely to last a lot longer.” – Judson Bailey, AP, July 10, 1939

As things turned out, the shockwaves of the dramatic sweep didn’t last very long. After the All Star Game, which the AL won 3-1, the Yankees rebounded to win eight of their next nine games. Before long, the division lead was back into the double digits and the three-time defending champions were on their way to yet another American League pennant. Despite ending the season with a respectable 89 wins, the Red Sox finished 17 games off the pace.

This is my collection of N.Y. Giants Polo Grounds Gate Passes. The holder of this would be allowed in to the Polo Grounds for the season. From what I have seen, these were issued from 1913 to 1931 to VIPs, politicians and N.Y. elite. There are made of sterling silver by Lambert Bros. in N.Y. The backs are engraved with the holder's name and a number. My father collected these in the late 80's and passed them on to me after his death. The photo in the picture is a reprint of the Polo Grounds from 1912. My collection includes

My brother has the 1922 White Pennant with Blue Enamel. Maybe someday he will let me add it to my collection. I have a good list of the complete series and photos of each year except 1916, 1918, and 1928. Please let me know if you have any photos of these missing years. Happy to share my list and other photos if you want to see them.

Always on the lookout for more of these and would love to fill in some more of the missing ones but they are expensive. Occasionally, they show up on eBay or other auctions but they usually sell for $600-1,000 each. Some bring more. Hope you enjoy.

These are pre-WWI photos of baseball teams from Uxbridge, MA in the Blackstone Valley. They are teams that represented the local mills or villages in town. My grandfather is in two of the three photos. They date from 1908-1912. Happy to send you high-resolution copies if you would like them.

Hello bought this years ago for almost nothing, but looked at it today and saw I think a signature on the bottom!? Hard to photograph signature as there was a glare, but got a pretty good shot of it! Any help appreciated! ToraCat!

Bought 6 boxes of posters at an auction and I need help identifying this NY (Yankees I assume) player from 1968. I have tried to look it up with the information on the bottom but have been unsuccessful. I know there were some major players at the time so I have an idea who it may be but I'm not sure. I just was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. Obviously baseball is not my sport. Thanks in advance for any help

This is a placard from a dealer near where I live. I'm guessing it was from the 50's I just thought it was cool! The second pic is a picture of the dealer in their earlier days. From what I read, they were a dealer for Hudson as well as other makes. It's also got the Cooperstown connection. Pic 3 is the placard displayed with some of my other automobilia. Thanks for looking!

I got this in an auction box. I am wondering the company of the item. I found a patent on it on Google and the inventor, but not the company. If somebody has information on this item and would help. Thank you.

What I got here is an 1895 baseball scrapbook.Its got 20 double sided pAges of baseball cut outs from the newspapers back 114 years ago.All pages have come loose from the book but most citouts are still gluded good to the pages.This is something you just don't find everyday,Has anyone out there seen anything like this before?

Oddly, one commonality of these edifices is that the NHL has played in all three buildings!

First is small model of Fenway Park, which reflects its added seats. This is from the pre Monster seating. This item was included in a book set of baseball parks.

Then there is The Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. This model was a SGA at a Buffalo Bisons baseball game. That year, the Bisons gave away little replicas of all of Buffalo's stadia and arenae. This is the only piece of that group that I have.

Finally, this is the post modernization model of the "Old" Yankee Stadium. Though this was a SGA, I got this one at a house sale.

Bought at an estate sale, was marked down due to last day of sale. I've not been able to see any name on the cane by the carver but it's obvious it was done by an artist of the time. Very fine detail. Whoever had this atop a cane spent some money on it. Would love to know the history of the piece. I figured it was early last century when Mr. Cobb was popular.

This is a 1989 un-used baseball game ticket for Game 69 (Sep. 04, 1989) between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs. (National League).
These were for Field Box Seats at Shea Stadium, Queens, New York.
This stadium was demolished in 2009 to furnish additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the current home of the Mets. ** Cubs won 7 to 3

This Arcade card features a young Ted Williams. Measuring 3 and a third by 5 and a third inches (8.5 by 13.5CM) this sepia toned card is a real beauty, even after all of these years.

Such cards were obtainable at Penny Arcades in amusement parks across the USA back in the day. Besides sports stars, they also featured movie stars, recording artists and other icons of popular culture.

i found this ashtray in Ashland OR, in 2012. I have been trying to find out more about it. I believe it was a prize for collecting cigarette tickets from back in the day, if anyone has more information about this it would be truly helpful. thanks

The poster was mounted on the sides of your local Abbotts milkman's delivery truck to promote the star of the game.
Mighty Milk was the first low-fat, high protein, vitamin added dairy product. Alan R. Tripp assisted in creating and marketing it for Abbotts Dairy and Fairmount Foods.
I am surprised it survived!

The Abbotts thermos was a Phillies 100'th anniversary promotional item given out at the game.

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my husband found it with a bunch of others over 25 years ago at his grandmas house under the stairs stashed in a cigar box, they were his grandpas cards so when the date of the card was made is unknown, would like to know when topps done the cartoon storys on the back.

Bought this at an estate sale. The family had lived across the street from Wrigley Field. This is considered a Field chair, most folding chairs didn't have arms on them. I'm thinking that since it's got arms in May have been in the VIP section on the field. Repainted a darker green but you can see the original lighter green paint under the dark green areas on the metal fold areas.

October 3, 1993 was a special day in MLB history. It was the last game ever Texas Rangers game played at Arlington Stadium and it was the last game for the all of fame players George Brett and Nolan Ryan.

This marble plaque features an autographed game program titles "Last Game At Arlington Stadium" autographed by Nolan Ryan. It also had a game ticket and an Autographed George Brett card.

As you can see on the third picture, this ball was signed by Mickey Mantle as well as 24 other team players. Was given to my grandfather, who was a friend of the team, after one of the world series games. I believe it was from the '53 series, but I'm not sure of the year.

I used real Cherry Wood for this one. Frames with double matting..
I just started and I'm amazed on how many people want one for themselves..

I've Created another Cardinal like shown, also; a Yankees, Redsoxs, and a SF Giant.. All Sold.. Need one for your team? I even have a great looking idea for the Cubs, Mariners, Braves, and 95% of the teams...

Including Football, Hockey, and Curling.. What's your favorite sport you would like displayed??

This Baseball was a gift to my father for his birthday, it is sign by the Cincinnati Team it has never been taken out of the case. It also has the red symbol on it.
Some names are:
Pete Rose
Sparky Anderson
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
Ken Griffey
Tom Hume
Fred Norman
Johnny Bench

I got this autographed baseball from a garage sale for about a buck and figured it was worth a try. I was wondering if you guys could help me identity some of these signatures. I think I have identified: Hank Blalock, Chris Davis, Frank Catalanotto, Matt Harrison, Ian Kinsler. From what I investigated they all would have played for the 2008 Texas Rangers. Thanks in advance!

AP Wire Photo of the two right handlers squaring off in the second game of the 1952 World Series. Interesting there is a story from the paper dated July 26 1954 attached to the back of the AP Wire photo. It talks about the Giants and the Dodgers in a race for the Pennant. The paper use the head shot of Carl Erskine to run with their story.

Original AP Wire I bought on line several months ago. Man the things you can buy online !!
(YS17) YANKEE STADIUM, Oct. 5 -- THE SENATOR GREETS A WINNER
Sen. Richard Nixon, GOP vice Presidential candidate, has a smile and a handshake for Carl Erskine of Dodgers after his 11 inning win over Yankees in fifth World Series game, Carl, loser in the second game of series, gave Yankees five hits as Dodgers took a 3 - 2 lead in games. ( AP Wirephoto)
(pjm11740stf) 1952

I've had this for a very long time and was just going through some books and thought I would share it. Just take a look at all of the future Hall of Fame players that were on the 1973 ballot for the All-Star team. Imagine getting to see those players.

These were my Grandpa Bellin's Chicago Cubs Picture Pack!!
He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well

These were my Grandpa Bellin's Chicago Cubs Picture Pack!!
He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well

These were my Grandpa Bellin's Chicago Cubs Picture Pack!!
He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well
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These were my Grandpa Bellin's Chicago Cubs Picture Pack!!
He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well
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Just imagine 1 selfish, no good cheating Umpire made 1 call to STEAL your World Series..... Then to add insult to injury MLB commissioner Peter Ueberroth was a spineless wimp or a complete Moran to allow the Same Dumb Ass Don Denkinger keep his rotation as home-plate ump for game 7.... WOW... The Phantom Pennant GIVEN to a Kansas City team that 99.9% of the time never amounts to anything... Office Executives these days are nothing but more money and less brains....

HEY ROYAL's and Their Fans, TRY EARNING ONE Next Time, if there ever will be a next time... LOL

The call most commonly held as the worst in the history of baseball occurred in Game Six of the 1985 World Series between the Midwest’s own St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. The culprit, Don Denkinger, was the first base umpire. The series was at 3-2, with the St. Louis Cardinals on the verge of World Series triumph. In the bottom of the ninth, with the Royals losing 1-0, the Royals’ lead-off batter, Jorge Orta, hit a routine, slow ground ball up the line to veteran first baseman Jack Clark, who cleanly fielded the ball and threw it, without incident, to pitcher Todd Worrell, who was now covered the bag at first. He was clearly out and St. Louis should have been celebrating their second World Series win of the 1980s. Except, the umpire making the big call at first, Don Denkinger, ruled Orta safe, despite the fact he was out by almost an entire half-step.

Picked up this baseball along with six others from a client that I'm Helping Relocate. I knew the ball looked special when I pick it up. The Continental League of Professional Baseball Clubs (known as the Continental League or CL) was a proposed third major league for baseball in the United States and Canada, announced in 1959 and scheduled to begin play in the 1961 season. Unlike predecessor competitors such as the Players League and the Federal League, it sought membership within organized baseball's existing organization and acceptance within Major League Baseball. The league disbanded in August 1960 without playing a single game, but it helped to accelerate the expansion of Major League Baseball.
The Continental League was the last serious attempt to create a third major league consisting of new clubs.

These were my Grandpa Bellin's Chicago Cubs Picture Pack!!
He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well

This is the last emblem the Browns would fly before they were traded to Baltimore where their know now as the Orioles. 1952 the Browns died and 1953 rose as the Orioles.. (don't like that name)

Fact: The VERY Rare 1944 StL. Browns American League Championship pennant is one of the most valuable Pennant championship pennants to this day. Very few were bought. The last one that was available auctioned for $4700 dollars. 44 series was in St. Louis. Brother against Brother and unfortunately for the Browns Cardinals won them over, and they did it with a statement with 7 Pennants and 4 World Series Wins. 2 of which were over the Yankees... The poor Browns all though were in St. Louis first didn't have a chance. So you guess it, very very few people bought that pennant making it one of the most valuable to this day..

These were my Grandpa Bellin's Chicago Cubs Picture Pack!!
He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well
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These were my Grandpa Bellin's Chicago Cubs Picture Pack!!
He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well

He was a lover of baseball and the cubs . these were handed down to my father and then he handed these down to me !!!! There is a cw member That just joined , He asked me to share these !! Im Honored to share these as well.

This hard to find "Team Photo" Pennant represents the year the Cardinals Won their 12th National league Pennant Title; with a commanding 9 game lead over the SanFrancisco Giants....

Baseball Fact in 1968::Bob Gibson, of the St. Louis Cardinals, tallied his twenty-second win and thirteenth shutout of the season on September 27th marking the first time a National tallied thirteen scoreless games since 1916. Gibson also boasted an ERA of 1.12, the second lowest ever in the National League.

This pennant is 2 of 5 pennants going to my professional pennant cleaner to get ready for framing.....

This hard to find "Team Photo" Pennant represents the year the Cardinals got to the series and defeated the Boston Redsox in 7 games. Giving them their 8th World Championship...

Baseball Fact: Prior to 1969, the National League champion (the "pennant winner") was determined by the best win-loss record at the end of the regular season. There wasn't a 2 team best of 7 game battle like there is today.

Found in Maine...Should explain it all!............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................It will happen some year!

This is a very special picture. My father who is also named Mike got to meet Stan when he was 12 years old.. Lucky for me my name is also Mike. This was a gift my dad gave me when I won the battle over H.

Behind the picture is the actual letter that Stan took time to write out a full paragraph to my father in 1959. The front of the picture reads:
To Mike
"Best Wishes"
Stan Musial

Baseball Fact: By the time Stan Musial retired 22 seasons later, he held 29 National League records and 17 major league marks. Among his accomplishments were 3,630 hits (the National League record when he retired), seven batting titles, 475 home runs (sixth when he retired), three Most Valuable Player awards and a record 24 All-Star games.

The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with the Cardinals prevailing in seven games. St. Louis won their seventh world championship, while the Yankees, who had appeared in 14 of 16 World Series since 1949, did not play in the Series again until 1976.
This was the Cardinals 7th World Series Title giving the city of St. Louis something to cheer about for the first time in 18 years. Waiting since 1946 to see the Redbirds in post season baseball again..

Basball Fact: The St. Louis Cardinals became only the second team in the modern era (1923 Giants) to score at least one run in every inning while rolling over the Chicago Cubs during a September 13th outing at Wrigley Field. "Redbirds" Lou Brock and Julian Javier led the rally with one homer each and Curt Simmons topped Dick Ellsworth on the mound for the 15-2 win.

Yankees may have more WS victories, but the Cardinals have won 3 of 5 from the Yankees in World Series matchups.... ( The Real # 1 Team)

A 1953 pennant that was created to celebrate the renaming of Sportsman Park to Busch Stadium. (YES you guessed it; The year Anheuser-Busch beer, Inc bought the Cardinals) A picture of the cardinal and Sportsman Park are present. The first of 3 different stadiums to ware that name.

This pennant is ranked a 9. 1 point away from MINT, 2 pin holes that kill. However the colors are incredibly like new....

I purchased this pennant on eBay but for the life of me I can't remember what I paid. I believe it's from the 50's and I purchased it because it's in Excellent shape, and the colors are still bright. Does anyone know the story behind this pennant and what year it's from? If you know the value that also would be nice but concidering I'll never sell any of my Pennants it's not that imortant.
Sorry for the flash in the picture; the protective plastic was the cause.

The 1957 All Star Game was one of the years that both the National and American league had their own style Pennant. This photo is showing off the National Leagues version....I'm very proud of my collection of St. Louis Cardinal Pennants. Both of my 1957 national and american pennants will be passed down to my family....Not to mention the National has the # 1 team in baseball the St. Louis Cardinals!!!!

The 1957 All Star Game was one of the years that both the National and American league had their own style Pennant. This photo is showing off the American Leagues version....I'm very proud of my collection of St. Louis Cardinal Pennants. Both of my 1957 national and american pennants were passed down to me from family....

Brochure I picked up when my family attended the Astroworld in 1968.
We went up in the AstroNeedle and rode all the rides. I know we didn't attend a ball game while their in Houston.
Brochure talks about the ASTRODOME - 8th wonder of the world - is the worlds first and only all purpose Air-Conditioned Domed Stadium.
Fans can see Houston Astro's in major-league baseball action, Houston stars in major league soccer, Houston Oilers in AFL football, And the Houston cougars football team and many other sportings and entertaining events in excellent comfort.
The ASTROS Present one of the National League's most colorful teams with such great young players as Jim Wynn, Rusty Staub, Joe Morgan, Doug Rader and Don Wilson.

This is a vintage 1956 Mickey Mantle "How I Hit" booklet Lifebuoy Soap premium. This 16 page booklet written by Mickey Mantle was made available through a send in coupon cut out from an ad. The booklet was free, with three carton fronts from any sized Lifebuoy soap. Additional Books could be order as well. The book contains Mickey Mantle Batting secrets, tips, and features pictures of Mickey Mantle and his family. The facsimile signature pictured below on page one is of the way he signed early in his career

Received this from Glen Marklen who was playing in the minor league's farm team for the New York Yankees. He kept the letter but gave me the Envelope Dated Nov. 24th 1959. Can you imagine being in the military ready to be discharged and getting a letter from the New York Yankees ?

Rare player's game worn jersey from the 1930's or early 40's. Local museum has expressed interest in this uniform but I've never seen another, so it's hard to let go. Quite a few famous major leaguers came out of Modesto, many played for the "A's". Modesto Reds were around from 1914 to 1961.

As mentioned in a previous CW post, in early August (2013) my son and I attended the National Sports Card Convention in Chicago. On the last day, I saw what is considered the holy grail of baseball cards to the collecting cognoscenti - an original T206 of Honus Wagner.

While baseball might not be the 'national pastime' these days, baseball cards are still the rage and, as you can see, there are some well heeled collectors who can afford this sort of thing. Ironically, this isn't even the highest valued Wagner card.

Anyhow, it's the first time I've seen one in real life and it's actually kind of cool. Hmmm ... I seemed to have left my cash in my other pants. :)

My father-in-law did some printing for Nokona baseball gloves in the mid-to-late 50s. We moved his shop in 1973 and he asked if I'd like to have a box of printing blocks that featured ball players and the Nokona Indian.

I work for moving and storage company, I had to go out to Paris Texas for an appointment. I had arrived early and to kill some time I stopped by one of the antique shops right outside of town. I did not find anything while I was there. Starting to leave the clerk asked me what I was looking for. I told him I was looking for early baseball stuff. He said well… I don't have anything like that in my store, But I do have this old photo that I think may be a baseball player, We settled on a price of $2.50 and I walked out with a nice vintage cabinet card of a turn-of-the-century baseball player. No insignia is in the picture to determine who he played for.

I bought this photo of the St. Louis baseball team on eBay. It measures a three feet long by seven inches wide. It is a reprint. Wished it was an original... But still a great photo. I've found that this is was the 1909 Browns team photo.

Okay ... try not to be shocked with this posting ... it is a satirical 1910 postcard and I find it somewhat amusing. And yes, it is far afield of my camera collecting ... then again, I'm a baseball fan.

Over this past weekend, I took my son who collects early baseball cards to the National Sports Card Convention in Chicago. (For those in the know ... think Old Judge, T205, T206, Goudey, Bowman, etc.) This is a huge show attended by most of the major dealers, auction houses, and card companies; plus there are lots of autograph signings. Having grown up in Chicago as a die-hard Cubs fan and ‘bleacher bum’ back in the day, I stood in line with my son to catch a glimpse of Ernie Banks (Mr. Cub) signing autographs.

While strolling around the show looking for early photography related to my camera collecting, I ran across this bizarre 1910 unused postcard ... yes, it is actually a postcard that was created by Roth & Langley (NY). It’s in beautiful condition with fine glossy artwork. A Google search of Roth & Langley shows the company specializing in humorous and satiric postcards.

I’m unsure what to make of this particular image because it is amazingly different than R&L’s other images – even in comparison with their other somewhat ‘racy’ postcards showing players and women with kitschy comments. After my initial surprise, the postcard grew on me as some form of commentary that I'm researching.

I helped with a relocation for a professional photographer for Sports Illustrated. In his studio he had several pictures of ballplayers. I asked him about them and ended up buying three different black and whites of baseball greats from the 1970s. This is One of the three photos I bought from a professional photographer representing sports illustrated.

I helped with a relocation for a professional photographer for Sports Illustrated in his studio he had several pictures of ballplayers. I asked him about them and ended up buying three different black and whites of baseball greats from the 1970s. This is One of the three photos I bought from a professional photographer representing sports illustrated.

I helped with a relocation for a professional photographer. In his studio he had serval pictures of ballplayers. I asked him about them and ended up buying three different black and whites of baseball greats from the 1970's.
This is one of the three photos I bought from him.

Bought a bag of pin backs for $1.00 at an estate sale. Could tell was all was in the bag but two of the pins looked interesting. Sure enough with a little research I found these were a stadium give away for the New Baltimore Orioles 1954 season. It's pretty cool when you find something like this.

Saved from the trash can. This was in some files to be discarded, I always look through stuff before tossing or recycling it. I came across this Press Release fron the New York Mets dated 1967 I believe this was just the third month Tom Seavers started pitching in. I thought it would be nice to have him sign it so I found when he was coming to town, bought a show ticket and had him autograph it. Makes a nice display and conversation piece. This kind of memorabilia just didn't survive. One mans trash .......

I go to estate sales periodically. This particular estate was for Robert L. Morris, as I understand he was one of the Golf Pros at The Dallas Country Club. In a box of old Professional Golf Magazines I bought for $1.00 was this photo showing Ted Williams and Robert Morris I believe the photo was taken when he skippered the Texas Rangers but it could be earlier. Any Guesses ?

Topps Baseball insert card. I collected several and then got the idea why not have some of the original players from each team sign one. It took about a year but this was what I was able to compile:
Dodger players : Preacher Row, Carl Erskine, Duke Synder, Andy Pafko.
Yankee players : Ralph Hauk, Bobby Brown, Yogi Berra

Acquired this in the late 80's from a customer who's relative worked for the Senators organization back in the 50's
The Key Fob is manufactured by Balfour porcelain on bronze about one inch diameter. This Logo was used from 1957 to 1960

Back in the 70's and 80's Mayflower Transit was the preferred mover of Major League Baseball. That meant that when a club traded players they could contact Mayflower Transit and get a corporate rate to relocate a player. I found this sign at one of the Mayflower agents I worked for. It's a plastic signed about 4ft long and about 20in tall. This probable hung in a lobby or a trade show how piece. Now it hangs in my office with my other baseball collection.

I work for a moving and storage company, I recently got the opportunity to meet Bobby Murcer's niece While talking to her about the Yankees Baseball she handed me a picture postcard of Bobby. She had several copies of it, I asked her if she had any That I could buy? Then she handed this one to me and told me I could keep it.

These tickets were found in an old scrap book .I bought at a thrift shop .cooperstown gave me some details about the game it was played between the Yankees minor league and I forget the other team. I will be sending it to Cooperstown. this stub was sent to psa to try to establish some type of authentication but they were unfamiliar with this ticket and could not give me a nay or yeah the orange ticket measures 2.5 inches x 5.5 inches

I found this amazing old bobblehead in my great aunts garage amongst her antique doll collection. The strange eyes set it apart from most every other baseball themed bobblehead I've seen. Does anyone have any information on the history of this item?

This is the 2nd of three base balls I found at a flea market in Maryland. I play football all my life. Never new to much about base ball. I new of Earl William/ Al Oliver .Lost on the rest. lol. Now I will began.

I found this base ball in a 3 bag set at a flea market in Maryland.
Its from the 1993 Major League All Star Game.
I did some research. It was sign by the Base Ball Commissioner Bud Selig and Sam Horn and more. I will need to do more research????

This early framed photo was given to me by a customer I'm moving. He played in the minor Leagues from 1955 - 1966.
The photo was given to him by Mr. Stephenson ( the Red Sox Scout) when he was playing for the Modesto Reds in 55-56
Ill be posting the Modesto photo next.
I'm looking for the year this may have been taken Ted looks quite young

This baseball bat is an antique bat that is a LOUISVILLE SLUGGER NO. 125, HILLERICH & BRADSSDY CO. ,made in Louisville , KY.
Marked with the ownership name DAY (Bill Day), the bat is made of oak and measures 38 inches in length and approximately 1 3/4 inches x 2 1/2 diameter in diameter. The bat appears to have been broken during a major league game over a hundred years ago and has excellent pertina.

William M. Day (1867–1923), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who was born July 28, 1867 in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. I have no information on his battling. But, he was a right handed pitcher. He made his first appearance in August 20, 1889 for the Philadelphia Quakers. His last appearance was in October 3, 1890 for the Pittsburg Alleghenys. Bill Day as he was called, Career statistics was as follows; Win–loss record 1-10, Earned run average 4.66 and Strikeouts 39.
He played in 1889 and 1890 with the Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. He was still playing professionally in the minor leagues through 1904.

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER BASEBALL BATS
This phenomenal baseball bat is one of the earliest ring bats that we have seen. This unique vintage bat was hand made and features rings in the knob and handle area as well as a black tip. These markings are typical of 19th century baseball bats.

In many ways, the rich, 120-year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. "Bud" Hillerich.

Bud's father, J. F. Hillerich, owned a growing woodworking shop in Louisville, Kentucky, in the 1880s when Bud began working for him.

Legend has it that Bud, who played baseball himself, slipped away from work one afternoon in 1884 to watch Louisville's major league team, the Louisville Eclipse. The team's star, Pete Browning, mired in a hitting slump, broke his bat.

Bud invited Browning over to his father's shop to make him a new one. With Browning at his side giving advice, Bud hand-crafted a new bat from a long slab of wood. Browning got three hits with it the next day.

Some 120 years have passed since Bud Hillerich crafted that very first bat for Pete Browning. During that time, Louisville Slugger has sold more than 100,000,000 bats, making it without question the most popular bat brand in baseball history. Louisville Slugger continues to dominate the game in both wood and aluminum bat categories. 60% of all Major League players currently use Louisville Slugger. And in the past decade, seven national college baseball champions hammered their way to the top with Louisville Slugger TPX bats.

So what would baseball be like if young Bud Hillerich had followed his father's urging and devoted his efforts to making swinging butter churns? We don't even want to think about it.

I welcome any and all information pertaining to this article.

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The first picture shows the score board and tells the story. Game five of the 1956 World Series, New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Don Larsen pitching a perfect game. The only perfect game in a World Series.

Having grown up not far from Yankee Stadium in the 50s and 60s, as I look back it somehow seems that Sundays were always doubleheaders against either the Senators or the Tigers. My mother sewed my idol's number 7 on my shirts and I still can picture his powerful swing, unique elbows up home run trot and, of course, the monster blasts into the seats. This pic is for fun only as I have no intention of selling my Mickey Mantle items. This one is very special as The Mick as nice enough to sign it for me after he had first been hospitalized and had appeared on The Today Show to tell his story.

Looks Like A vintage Baseball Jigsaw Puzzle, Not sure of the year can't find any info on the puzzle. I could use some help With what year the puzzle is from. Found The name but not the year. Baseball Memories 1000 piece Puzzle 49 x 68 cm

i was given this baseball along time ago and its signed but i have no clue how to identify these signatures or what team from the MLB .
Can you please assist me thank you

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I haven't been here in a while so I thought I would pass by and share some of my recent finds. I miss all of you and hopefully each and everyone of you is having an amazing Spring so far! : )

Used as a cane and, when you wanted to show off what your favorite baseball team accomplished, surprise!! Out pops a pennant! : ) The pennant can be pushed into the long metal cane and pulled out on the top. It measures about 37 inches when closed and extends to about 52 inches.

This was possibly sold at Navin Field in Detroit potentially leading up to and at the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals which the Tigers lost 4-3. They ended up having their best winning percentage/record in franchise history this season at 101-53.

Have an awesome day everyone. Wishing all of you nothing but the best! : )

I do not only collect vintage advertising, I also have collected in person autographs since the early to mid 1980s. Although, I am starting to slow down on the chasing; it was (and is) a thrill to collect, and meet all kinds of celebrities through the years. In 1994 and 1995 Derek Jeter regularly came through Toledo playing for the Columbus Clippers, these are the cards I had him sign. He was very nice as were his parents who never missed a game. I have met all kinds of Baseball players over the years at Mud Hens game, but Derek Jeter was one of the biggest.

I inherited this sheet (and a big binder of other full sheets of stamps, but none with errors) about twenty years ago from a great uncle and have kept it in the plastic protector it came in ever since.

I'm not a collector so I don't even know if this kind of thing is particularly rare. A second hand story from another relative told me it was rare but I guess I don't really know. How do I go about finding a reputable way to have it evaluated? I think it would be a cool thing framed up, maybe?

All-Star Baseball game was designed by Ethan Allen (a former major league baseball player) and has been one of the most popular American sports games. This game uses a batting simulation of major league baseball with a spinner and player discs which incorporate statistics in various categories such as home runs, triples, doubles, singles, walks, and strikeouts. Teams are made from the player discs and the rules are basically the same as the real sport. Model N0. 183

I do not have all of the details or verification that the signature is that of Billy Connors. This is a Leopard print jock strap that was Copyright 1964. The cover of the box reads "A treasured gift for the Man Who Has Everything." This was recovered from a bag belonging to "Don Pinkus" a former batting practice catcher for the Chicago Cubs in the sixties. I will update the post once I find out if the signature is actually that of Billy Connors Hall of Fame Pitcher.

I got this from my grandpa about 45 years ago, we lived in NY, on Long Island, and he told me he got it at a ball game at Shea Stadium. I don't know what year it is or for what team. Just a cool matchbook.

This is from Sports Champions Inc. Auravision, a Product of Columbia Records, this is a 33 rpm Cardboard Record. It has never had the hole punched out and has never been Played. Still in New condition!!

This is a digital rendition of an original 1945 Portland Beavers Championship Pennant Ring - with a few photographs of the original. It belonged to my grandfather Eddie Adams, the catcher for the team. It really looks stunning when you see it appear brand new like this.

14K Gold with a Platinum "baseball dome" and a .80 carat round diamond that is G in color and VS1 in clarity. They just don't make 'em like they used to!

Would love to connect with any other relations to the players on this team! Feel free to email me at eddie_adams@me.com

Does anyone know anything about vintage baseball mitts? I can't seem to find any information on it. On the glove it marked "Bearcats (I think) or maybe Bearcal? Then has markings that looks like Henker M20. How old is it?
Where can I go to find out more information about this glove.

This is a Tri Foldout Holder containing Three First Day Cover's. They are from ST. Vincent. The First is of Babe Ruth, from 1988, the second is Lou Gehrig, from 1989, and the Third is Ty Cobb, also from 1989. All are officially licensed by Major League Baseball.

The first image is an early postcard of Ideal Park, located in Endicott, NY. Ideal Horse Race Track in this depiction has a baseball field within its infield.

Next is a photo of a day game in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, probably from the late 80s. And next to it is a picture of Memorial's last night game, which was rained out. This was a wonderful place to watch baseball at!

And the last image is a postcard of the rebuilt Yankee Stadium. Even as it aged, there was nothing like being at "The Big Ballpark in the Bronx".

Hard to find much info on it other than it is a Nolan Ryan 1983 team issue poast card that me and my dad had personly signed over 28 years ago. Im thinking they are kind of rare but still inexpensive (unsigned)if u can find them.

This was included in some of my grandmothers pictures that were given to me after her death several years back. It is a post card, but other than that I know nothing about the individual on the card. I would love to have any information about its origin

This very rare vintage Joe DiMaggio pinback button, c. 1930's, measuring 1.75" in diameter, features the younger image of Joe DiMaggio in a circular portrait surrounded by block letters spelling “Yankees,” and “Joe Di Maggio.” A small red, white and blue ribbon and a small figure of a baseball player hang from this flawless pin. Several different style DiMaggio pins were made throughout his career. This pin stands out as being one of DiMaggio’s earliest and scarcest pins.

Made Friends with Brandon Belt today, who plays Baseball with the San Francisco Giants ! He belted a triple to right field to drive Hunter Pence into Home and that started the ball rolling toward their Victory in the World Series. He is from my hometown of Nacogdoches Texas.

My Dad was a huge Yankees fan. When he passed I found this deck of cards in his desk. My Mom says he must have bought them before they were married in '51. The box has obviously been opened, but the cards are in the original sealed plastic. I assume the cards are simply normal playing cards with the Yankees logo, and don't have anything fancy like player's photos. Has anyone seen these cards before and know anything about them? e.g. were they sold in shops or at the stadium? What year(s) they were available? I haven't seen them in any Yankee memorabilia sites.

I have had these for a while and never did anything with them (garage sale or a lot of cards in past...not sure). I am being told they look real by people. Some are saying they are too strong (Paper) than cards of that date. I have had other tobacco cards and they feel exactly the same. They seem real to me. Anyone have any thoughts by looking at them?

These are some of my Favorite collectables of my FAVORITE Player. Rhonda and I have followed Hunter since his Major League career first began. These Gifts have came to me through the Years from Rhonda and I LOVE them! He is surely going to be a Modern Day "Babe Ruth" one Day! We like his 110 % he gives in every game!! Do we have any other"Fellow" Hunter Pence Fans out there? You GO Hunter !!!!!!

I helped my father in law move his printing business back in the 70's. He thought I might enjoy having these lead plates since they were baseball related. He did some printing for Nokona leather company in the 50's-60's ,they produced many different gloves and several models were endorsed by some famous of the day Ball players. I kept the plates in a box tucked away until the 1990s at that point I had a print made of each plate and then had it all framed. This is the last one of the three. I also have some assorted print plates

I helped my father in law move his printing business back in the 70's. He thought I might enjoy having these lead plates since they were baseball related. He did some printing for Nokona leather company in the 50's-60's ,they produced many different gloves and several models were endorsed by some famous of the day Ball players. I kept the plates in a box tucked away until the 1990s at that point I had a print made of each plate and then had it all framed. I have one other framed piece with additional plates Ill show over the next few weeks.

This company was founded in 1876 when Albert Spalding was a pitcher and the manager of a baseball team in Chicago, the Chicago White Stockings. The company standardized early baseballs and developed the modern baseball bat with the bulge at its apex. In 1892, Spalding acquired Wright & Ditson
These letter were saved by our family my wife's Great Grandfather worked for Wrights and Diston in Boston. For over 20 years from 1897 forward. These letters were from manager Temple Craig, and J.W.Curtis Secretary of Spaulding in NY headquarters. W.H.Cook from our family had a son born , William Cook was an accounted for them.
Found J.W Curtis photo in a boys life Magazine from 1937 in Google underneath the story was this Daisy advertisement nice!!!!

I helped my father in law move his printing business back in the 70's. He thought I might enjoy having these lead plates since they were baseball related. He did some printing for Nokona leather company in the 50's-60's ,they produced many different gloves and several models were endorsed by some famous of the day Ball players. I kept the plates in a box tucked away until the 1990s at that point I had a print made of each plate and then had it all framed. I have two other framed pieces with additional plates Ill show over the next few weeks.

I inherited a massive collection of Red Sox memorabilia from my father after he passed from cancer in 2011. Baseball was his life. He worked at Fenway Park for over 20 years and to say he was a collector of Red Sox memorabilia would be a gross understatement.

I have thousands and thousands of baseball cards. Over 800 autographed baseballs, a dozen signed bats. and even 28 Red Sox china dinner plates allegedly from a famous wedding at the park. Unfortunately who's wedding it was escapes me...I wish I were listening more closely.

Anyway, I'm curious if someone with more knowledge than me can give me any opinions on what to do with all of these items. I don't even know what to guess the value of something like this could be or where I should look to sell some of this stuff. I'd love to take my mother on the cruise her and my father had to cancel because of his treatment, and it would be bittersweet to do that with my father's help with all of his collectibles. Does anyone know of a good place I could take these collectibles to for an evaluation?

There's at least 4 signed Mickey Mantle balls, 5 Ted Williams, Willy Mays, Frank Robinson, Yastrzemski, etc. all the way down to random celebrities such as Stephen King, Bobby Orr, Matt Damon as well as nearly every other player on the Red Sox in the last 20 years several times over. Nearly every single ball has a small sticky note behind it as to who signed the ball, and as with most were in person and he listed the exact date, and exactly when during the game he got the ball and signature.

I need some help solidly ID'ing these cards and establish a value. From left to right, card 1 is a 1951 Sport magazine cutout. A partial image of Luke Appling is on the reverse; card 2 is a 1948 Dell. The word "GLORY" appears on the reverse in large white letters; image 3 is of 2 cards. Top card states on the reverse "Woolworth's 5 cent coupon in type. The bottom card reverse has a "Winners Circle" logo with "win corvettes" along the bottom edge. Lastly, card number 4 measures about 6"x4". It is slabbed and ID'ed as 1948 Sporting News #22. The reverse reads " Chapter 9, Jimmy Walker Makes the Babe Cry". Any help would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to email me a mosinguy@live.com. Thanks a bunch.

Picture found at an estate sale in Dallas. The poster was attached to a cork board with other pictures covering it up so it wasn't till they were removed did I find this under them. The poster is 1957 Louisville Slugger Store Display. One of my best pieces in my collection.

Hi,
I just got these from a friend who wanted me to try to see if I could track down when they're from. He just wants to know if they're real and what games they might've been from. I'm coming up blank so far in my research so any help would be great. If I'm asking something that's not allowed, I'm sorry, let me know and I'll delete the post.
Thanks,
Steve

A Great Talented Player with a great Career behind him. His aches and pains are about to force him into retirement, but he is doing his best to stay at the top of his Game. You gotta respect a Man for that !!

Back in the mid 1980s I saw in the Chicago Tribune classified that a guy was selling chairs from Wrigley Field so I went and took a look and ending up buying them (3). I did not expect just some old green folding chairs and the guy wasn't home, but his wife swore they were from Wrigley (he lived in Wrigleyville). They were cheap and this was way before collecting stuff like this was a big deal. I would say, since these are almost all wood and by the styling, they are from the 30s or 40s. Maybe made during the war when metal was scarce. They have the original green paint it appears. Can anybody tell if these are from Wrigley?

PICKED THIS UP FOR $1.00 YESTERDAY. IT CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE MY MOM WAS A BIG CARDINALS FAN. HAD TO LISTEN TO EVERY GAME WITH BACK BUCK AND HARRY CAREY. NO IDEA AS TO AGE JUST LIKED IT WHEN I SAW IT. BUTTON IS 21/4 INCHES ACROSS.

I recently bought a $1 box lot at a local estate auction and found many neat "smalls" including this one within the box. This coin was a give-away from Armour Hot Dogs in 1955. I caught my collecting fever with baseball cards in 1980 at the age of eight.
The last photo is the actual box I paid $1 for, still to this day as I bought it home.

In the 1950's Artvue made some black & white postcards for the HOF Museum's Gift Shop. This is one of the 5-6 varieties of the interior of the museum. This one is the postcard of the new wing of the 2nd floor of the museum at that time. The front of the postcard says "NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME MUSEUM, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK; SECOND FLOOR-NEW WING". The back says "POST CARD ARTVUE POST CARD CO., 225 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK, N.Y.". It measures approximately 5 7/8" x 3 7/8".

i purchased a camper from an older man a few weeks ago. just the other day i was cleaning the old camper out and ran across a binder with some old magazine pages. they are well preserved but really thin and fragile. all black and white. you can tell they are pretty old. i was wondering if there is anyone out there that can help identify these pages, like what magazine they came from and maybe how old they are. As you can see there is a close up original copy of Mickey Mantle. Thanks in advance.

Here is a 1980 Original Ray Gallo Photograph of MICKEY MANTLE, hand signed by the Mick and has the Original Ray Gallo Stamp at the bottom right corner. This is a limited rare signed photograph. Ray Gallo has passed, but his work speaks for itself.

Such helmets held Dairy Queen ice cream. I am confident that other ice cream companies, offered the same promotion, as did the individual major and minor league parks.

These are older helmets, thus I'll identify the teams, left to right: Houston Astros, Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), and the Pittsburgh Pirates. From the color schemes, I'd think that these were from the 70s. Correct me if I'm incorrect...thanks!

A REAL TREASURE I FOUND IN A SCRAP BOOK THAT HAD BEEN THROWN IN THE TRASH I RESCUED IT BUT NEVER LOOKED IN IT. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE 3 MONTHS LATER CLEANING MY OFFICE I STARTED TO LOOK THRU IT TAPED ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER WAS A ORIGINAL DOG EARED B/W PHOTO SIGNED BY JACKIE HIMSELF,
GO FIGURE.... I GUESS TRASH PICKING IS PROFITABLE .LOL

A good friend of mine brought this to me. Wanted to more about it. Well specifically, if it in fact had any monetary value? Sports collectibles isnt really something I know much about at all. Anyways, told him I had a few avenues that I could go down to find out alil more about it. Any help I could get would be greatly appreciated. The signatures I can make out are. Whitey Ford, Hank Bouer, Ralph Houk, Frank Leja, Mickey Mantle, Willie Miranda and Enos Slaughter.

This is my special tribute to the greatest ballplayer ever...Babe Ruth.
I made this during the home opener of 2012 and have been bringing it to the Stadium to obtain autographs,ive gotten at least 15 already of many players and staff. July 2015- just posted the display front and back..has over 50+ signatures already...

A few years back I went a little e-bay crazy and bought a bunch of baseball memorabilia items . Loving the Yankees . I needed a few Joe D. items but they were very expensive. I settled on these - a 1940 Baseball Magazine issue with him on the cover and a Popular Mechanics issue with an advertisement with him pushing - of all things- Camel cigarettes! This was during his PLAYING days ! Times have changed....

The first is a 1988 program for the Triple A All Star Game, held at Buffalo, NY. The next is a Cubs' program reflecting the start of Interleague play, and the third is a Red Sox Grapefruit League publication of 2004, the year that the Curse was finally reversed! Just a dream during that Spring!!!!

Here is a Tote Bag that shows the GULF GAS/OIL LOGO on one side, and the NEW YORK YANKEES LOGO on the other side. I think these bags were given away free at the ballpark during one of the games, but not certain. Probably 70's-80's ??

This is on of the " Babe Ruth: The 60th Home Run" Ashton-Drake Legend Series dolls. This is # 6-282-A of the officially registerd Authentic Edition of the doll. It has been in the case since the day of purchase and has not one mark or blemish. Its one of my favorite things he left me.

I can't honestly say that I remember the chewing gum attached to each of these, but I DID collect them myself. Got a bunch more classics, but as you can see, I'm having a heck of a time photographing them. They are in pretty good shape for being about 40...my Yaz retrospective will follow soon.

I inherited this book. All I know is that it was purchased from the Heritage Book Shop in Beverly Hills, CA and is a first edition copy of Babe's autobiography and signed by Babe himself. I have the receipt as well.

Here is something that it seems some beer and sports memorabilia collectors out there will enjoy. So I am sharing. It is also something that I am not able to find in my research online or other means.

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Here is what happened in 1938 from the negroleaguebaseball.com site:

During the 1920s the Black Crackers played their home games at Ponce de Leon Park, the home park of their Southern League counterparts, the Atlanta Crackers. Most of the team's seasons after 1920 were spent in the Negro Southern League, but the 1938 season found the Black Crackers representing the "Phoenix of the South" in the Negro American League.

After winning the NAL's second half in 1938 the Black Crackers were set to take on the first hafl winners, Memphis Red Sox, for the league championship. Scheduling problems and controversies caused the series to be cancelled before it was completed with each team declaring themselves champions.

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It is about 18 inches across and in great shape. There is an original signature on it. It seems to be from Dizzy Trout who did not play on either team for the Negro League Championship. In 1938 he was playing with the Toledo Mud Hens which are the Detroit Tigers minor league team. He may have been where the championship game was during a road trip. Dizzy Trout was then called up to the Tigers in 1939 for his rookie year in Major League Baseball.

Another cool thing is that Altes was a beer company at the time and it seems they sponsored the games. Which is very interesting.

Thanks for looking as always my friends and have a blessed day as well as an awesome and safe 4th of July! : )

Just found these in our families collection of sports memorabilia. Variety of different games and names in the 42 card collection. They are from games played against the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. Of the 42 cards, 15 of them have a manager/player/both signatures on them and a few big names are also included: Mantle, Pepitone, Clemente, Stargell, Mays, Banks, Santo, and McCovey!

]]>Baseball / Baseball Cardshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/61050-1960s-game-used-official-lineup-cardshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/61050-1960s-game-used-official-lineup-cards1962 All Star Game Program American League v. National Leaguehttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/61020-1962-all-star-game-program-american-leag
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This is a program that my parents attended in 1962 at D.C. Stadium. My father was a pitcher and is still a baseball fanatic. I am interested in finding about value.

Found these in some of my father's old stuff. Not a big baseball fan, so I'm not too sure about whether or not to hang on to them. The Cubs pennant intrigues me the most, a little research showed that it was sold around 1910-1915, however, I don't know if there were any reproductions produced after that, so I'm trying to figure out if it's authentic. Measurements on it are 14"x34", and it looks to be in decent shape. If anyone can shed any light on these it would be greatly appreciated.

]]>Baseball / Baseball Pennantshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60874-old-baseball-pennantshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60874-old-baseball-pennants2004 World Series Game Used Baseballs from Games 3 and 4http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60857-2004-world-series-game-used-baseballs-fr
Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:43:10 -0700

2 Game used World Series baseballs, one from Game 3, which was signed by Pedro Martinez, but the signature completely faded away as these were on display in a Bank for several years.
They are both certified balls, the game 3 ball by Major League Baseball, and the Game 4 ball by the St. Louis Cardinals. I believe the Game 4 ball was the lead off home run hit by Johnny Damon, and I would like to have him sign it some day.
I also purchased a bunch of certified practice balls used before Game 4 in St. Louis and a roster card which was taped to the club house door.

]]>Baseball / Game Used Baseball Itemshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60857-2004-world-series-game-used-baseballs-frhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60857-2004-world-series-game-used-baseballs-fr2004 David Ortiz All Star Game Used Cleatshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60855-2004-david-ortiz-all-star-game-used-clea
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David Ortiz launched one of his longest home runs wearing these shoes. It was also his first All Star appearance, and because of his efforts the American leage won giving Boston home field advantage against the St. Louis Cardinals.
David became a Red Sox legend in 2004 and was the ALCS MVP.

Found this Post Card of Babe Ruth and the only picture I have ever seen is on the 1991 Swell Baseball Greats #124 - Babe Ruth. In this picture he has a signature on his thigh and on the back as you can see it says May 2nd - 1930 Oriole Park.

A consistent and sometimes spectacular player, Bob Elliott was the biggest everyday offensive threat on the 1948 Boston Braves. Also a pretty great third baseman. Bob died in may of 1966 from a ruptured windpipe. Go figure. Hope you enjoy this beautiful glove. Jimbo

Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench. One Threw fastballs and the other caught em'. When Johnny was at the plate with a bat he knocked em' out of the park. Nolan Ryan is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers. Ryan was an eight-time MLB All-Star, and his 5,714 career strikeouts rank first in baseball history by a significant margin. A member of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Johnny Bench played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983. Bench, a 14-time All-Star selection and a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, was a key member of The Big Red Machine, which won six division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series championships. ESPN has called him the greatest catcher in baseball history, and I have to agree.

Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer (March 16, 1904 – October 31, 1974) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1941.

An excellent hitter, he batted .300 or better in eight full seasons, and retired with a career average of .303. He walked more than twice as many times as he struck out. Apart from a brief period with the Boston Red Sox in 1927–28, he spent his entire career with the Washington Senators.

Early life

Myer was born in Ellisville, Mississippi to a Jewish family

Career

Myer decided to go to college at Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University). In 1923, he attracted many baseball scouts to watch him play. That same year, the Washington Senators offered him a contract. Buddy accepted the contract with the one condition, that he finish his college education. Myer graduated from Mississippi A&M in 1925.

He was discovered by baseball promoter, Joe Engel, who managed the Chattanooga Lookouts at Engel Stadium.

He broke in with the Senators in 1925 at the age of 21. In 1926 he batted .304. In May 1927 he was traded by the Senators to the Red Sox for Topper Rigney.

In 1928 he stole a career-high 30 bases for the Red Sox, leading the league, while batting .313, and was 5th in the league with 26 sacrifice hits. He came in 9th in AL MVP

This is a statement from the Baseball Hall of fame about the slides i gave them of Ted Williams i own. I told them i took them 1988 , They were so excited to find out about Bambino-Ball Division and Ted. And this certificate came to me today.

P.S. I was able to confirm that your photographs were taken at at the
National Bambino World Series at the Holman Stadium in Nashua, New
Hampshire, August 13-20, 1988. Bambino Buddy-Ball Division of the Babe
Ruth League is especially for children who are physically or mentally
challenged. This championship was for 9 to 12 year olds. Thanks again. -
Jenny
Assistant Photo Archivist
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, New York 13326

This is an item that I have had for many years. My father gave it to me, as he was a repo man and had the opportunity to come across many really interesting items but for some reason I kept this one even though I don't enjoy baseball. It's a 78 recording of his farewell speech at Yankee Stadium and still has it's original inside sleeve, the label is still in great shape and so is the sound. The record is almost flawless.
So I decided today to share a few of my things with you. If anyone call tell me what's it's worth, that would be great. Thank you

This is easily my favorite autograph in my collection. It is signed by many yankee greats including Joe Dimaggio, Reggie Jackson, Yogi Berra,Whitey Ford, Dave Winfield, Leo Durocher, lou Piniella and Don larsen. It has a total of 25 names on im hoping to add Stottlemyer,Randolph,White,Rivers and Mattingly. Once I add these guys I will be retiring the picture.

Found this at an Estate Sales, my little boy is just crazy for this stuff.
It's in great condition and lady told me it's authentic that I got it from.
Great find, picture and ball and all standing on a platform for easy displaying.....wow I just love Vintage finds!!!

just curious if anyone has seen another card like this its 8x11 with nolan ryan on one side and rickey henderson on the other its the back side of the 1991 hologram cards upperdeck also says silverstar baseball holograms,FVP field of vision productions, i would like to know if its a one of a kind or not.

This item has been in my family for over 50 years, we have tried since 2005 to find information about it. It has led us to a couple of gentlemen by the name of McDowell & Eddy from Los Angeles, CA. We have also found out that this advertisement might have been used in the 1948 Los Angeles Major League Exhibition Game Program Cubs vs Indians. I was told that this game that the men in the picture are playing is a game of rounders which predates baseball, instead of players using gloves they caught the ball with their bare hands and to get the opponent out you had to actually throw the ball and hit them with it in order to be considered out. This particular print is 9.5 inches by 9.5 inches, printed with "Indian ink" on cheese cloth. We are not sure if this was a prototype like a swatch type example but if anyone has more information to share or could point me in the right direction please feel free to respond!
Thanks for looking!

On 6/1/12 Johan Santana of the Mets pitched the first no hitter in the teams history. He threw 134 pitches, which is extremely high and the most he has ever thrown. It wasn't pretty but still amzing. Only two teams till today had yet to experience this feat, the Padres being the other. The Mets have played 8o19 games which is probably more amazing. Four Mets pitchers have went on to pitch no hitters for other teams (2 with the yanks)..... tough to swallow.

I came to the conclusion around the 8th inning that you don't necessarily have to be at the game to take photos. Camera phone was the best I had around.....black and white for bad aesthetics. I have a 5 pack of tickets for the summer we should be in a deep slump by then.

I have my father's Hollander catchers mitt C1016 & I have no interest in selling it so I have no interest in an evaluation. I think that it's about 65 years old and it's in fabulous condition. Does anyone know how old it is? What is the best way to perserve it? What is the best way to display it?

I have 13 of these Golden Legend baseball cards. They are numbered on the back and a brief bio. I have not been able to find any thing on them or what they may be worth. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

I have four Baseballs autographed by Micky Mantle, Ted Williams, Carl Y and Frank Robinson. Three are shrink Wrapped but Ted Williams is not. I understand that they were purchased from the JC Penny catalog about 20 years ago and I am looking to find out if they could be real and not forgeries since the three are shrink wrapped. Would anyone have an idea for me

Spotted a vendor who had baseball cards and programs and all that, but also tables of old bats and gloves. I had one of these mitts (it was my dad's... I'm not that old!), and I tried to use it, but oh man. I wouldn't want to catch a fast ball with that thing.

I recently ran across two seperate items. First, was a 1934 Blue Valley Butter Ink Blotter. I love the baseball theme! Second, I saw the 1934 Chicago Cubs Score Card with sponsored by Blue Valley Butter. They were a primary sponser for the Cubs in the 1930s. This is the only score card with the kids playing baseball theme. I also have an alternate Blue Valley Butter blotter I posted as well. This combines my two favorite things to collect: baseball memorabilia and advertising items!

I purchased this metal Babe Ruth movie poster at a local thrift store. It is approx 10" x 16" and is still shrinkwrapped. It appears to be old. There are a few small rust spots, otherwise it's in great condition. Can anyone tell me anything about this piece?

I thought I had more photos, I will have to take some. Tim Flannery, as well as being the Padres 3rd base coach, at the time, is also a fantastic musician. He went on to the Giants and got his World Series Ring two years ago. Every year, I organized an afternoon of Irish Music and dance, with the Thornton Irish Dance Academy and Tim's band. We sent 1,000 kids a year to the baseball games. Ken Caminiti was an all-star who had a self worth image that eventually killed him, in fact, both the people in the middle are dead. My girlfriend Cheri Kinney of Walking Pneumonia, and Caminiti of an overdose. I am the girl on the right, with the **** eating grin, because I LOVED KEN CAMINITI...HE WAS MY HEARTTHROB!!! My imaginary boyfriend. Tim knew how I felt, so he brought him over to get his photo with us, and then got it signed. I was so sad when Caminiti died. As Flannery said,..."If only he could have seen himself as we all saw him, as a wonderful kind human being", but Cami had demons of self worth that eventually killed him. So this was my "Baseball period" of life!! Michelle

I have been researching this piece for a while and draw a few blanks with it. It is very unusual.

The writings on it are

Front:
Baseball
S. Antonio TownFiesta
1918
Won by
Yangco Boys

Back:
Presented by
Olongapo SubComite

We know its from San Antonio, Phillipines, and that this townfiesta is still an event still held there evey year. We also know that Teodoro Yangco was the resident comissioner from the phillipine islands from 1861-1939. I was wondering if there is a way to link this item to the Yango Brothers from the phillipines.

This glove has been in my family for years along with 3 other items. It has been examined by experts & it is one of our family's prized possessions.
Rawlings model glove employed by the Hall of Famer during his history-making career in Flatbush. This rare gem is a mid-1950s late career glove. The glove shows solid wear and aging on the leather throughout. The split-finger catch pocket attachment has seperated. One of the highlights is his iconic jersey number “42” written in black felt tip on the intact wrist strap.

CAN ANYONE HELP CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO ON THIS IT IS MARKED 1 OF 7 MAYBE VERY RARE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FACTORY SEALED. THANKS ANY INPUT WILL HELP.IT IS A 1988 PACIFIC LEGEND CARD.IT HAS A INSERTED AUTOGRAPH.

I am trying to identify what year this pennat is from. Any help would be appreciated.

I have found several similar pennats, but none that are exact matches. I found one where the cardinal and bat are white with the same white lettering on a red felt background, and I found one where the cardinal and bat are colored (as in the picture) with the same white lettering on a black felt background.

I get the feeling this pennant is from the early 60s. An exact year would be nice to have.

This Baseball was found in the bottom of a wooden box full of tow and tire chains, in my steps-dads garage. I was looking for a tow chain that he want me to get and when I dumped the box this ball rolled out. I picked it up and found it to undamaged and not covered with oil and relatively free of excess dirt. My step-dad had played professional baseball for about 12 years in the late 20's through the 30's to 1941. World War II put and end professional ball teams with men on them and the women leagues began. He never talked much about baseball, you had to start the conversation and ask questions if you wanted to know something. Upon see the ball he asked me to put it in one of his dresser draws for safe keeping. The only thing he could remember about the ball was it was from the last game the "Acme Brew" played at the end of their last season and that both teams had signed it as a gift to him. 30 names appear on this ball and all are readable. I have done very little research on these names but I have identified "Micky Noonan" as the 1947 Dodger's coach. I enjoying reading the names as they seam as if to be made up by some Hollywood movie scrip writer. 2 of the signatures on this ball are from players who played in 1916 and 17. Based on that I believed they were more then likely the coaches. Please if any body knows anything about anyone of the signers, please let me know. My step-dad did not sign the ball but his name was Malcome L. DeWeese a catcher. The information written above about the ball and the signed names was based on information given to me by my step-dad who was in his late 70's at the time and admitted at the time that he could not fully remember what team it was on the ball but guessed it was the "Acme Brew." Thanks to "Jameyrd" and his directing me to www.baseball-reference/minors.com which list the names of the Portmount Pirates which match the names on the ball, it leads no other conclusion but this ball was from the Portmount Pirates.

Just about everyone who see this Trophy likes it even those who are not into baseball. Produce from 1920 to 1930 for the Spalding Company by the Dieges & Clust (D&C). It is a heavy sliver plate and has very fine detail in it casting. I used it a still life photo which I call "Memories of Home." It was awarded to a Malcome L. DeWeese who played form the late 1920's to 1941. He was a catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1935 season. He also played 10 years in AAA ball with the "Acme Brews" (a farm team of the Pirates) until the start of WWII. I found it being used as a door stop because of its weight. It does not do that job anymore. It has a Art Deco look to it.

Vintage Baseball Glove/Mitt: (1940's) Wilson 636 button-back 2 finger "The Ball Hawk - Professional" with tunnel web. No player endorsement. The photos pretty much describe the glove’s condition and features. As for what you can’t see or might not notice: Well-padded leather feels uncommonly soft, smooth, and firm yet flexible; somewhat "shinny". No holes, rips, or tears inside or out; overall soiling; surprisingly little scuffing. Leather lining chaffed in palm area yet feels soft and smooth - comfortable. All lacing vintage . Leather piping mostly in good condition. Brass button with "Wilson" engraved in red shows very little tarnish. No previous owner’s markings anywhere. Nice 40's 2 finger displays as well from back as from front and is enjoyable to use. Has been cleaned and conditioned.

I found this card in the bottom of an old cigar box in my uncles barn. I thought it was pretty cool so i brought it home, and put it in a case. Not in the greatest condition, but maybe someday i'll pass it on to someone else.

Okay boys and girls, gather around ol' Uncle Marcus and tell me everything you know about these old tobacco cards. It's hard to find much information about these, everyone seems to want current players for cards. I do know that these are close to, if not 100 years old, and I know they came in the old tobacco pouches back when we used to "roll our own". (Not THAT kind! Shame on you children!)
Anyway, I think they're cool, and any help on potential value would be appreciated.

CAN ANYONE HELP CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO ON THIS IT IS MARKED 1 OF 7 MAYBE VERY RARE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FACTORY SEALED. THANKS ANY INPUT WILL HELP.IT IS A 1988 PACIFIC LEGEND CARD.IT HAS A INSERTED AUTOGRAPH.

This is my Ralph Branca & Bobby Thomson autographed baseball. The are best known for "The Shot Heard 'Round the World".

"Shot Heard 'round the World" is the walk-off home run hit by New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds to win the National League pennant on October 3, 1951. As a result of the "shot", the Giants won the game 5-4, defeating the Dodgers in their pennant playoff series, 2 games to 1. It is one of the most famous moments in Major League Baseball history.

These are stills taken from a 8mm home movie my Grandfather shot in 1957 in Miami Springs, Florida. My Grandparents would vacation with my dad in South Florida and they would go to golf tournaments. The stills are of: Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Billy Martin & Yogi Berra. The kid with the glasses is my dad at age 13.

I was able to find the excerpt below on a website about the history of the Miami Springs Golf Club:

The Major League Baseball Players Golf Tournaments:
Art Bruns, who ran King Arthur’s Court and the Carriage Club, had a talent for attracting the rich and famous. Arthur Godfrey, Mayor Dick Clark, all seven of the Mercury 7 astronauts, and local John Stadnik were members of the Carriage Club. Gus Grissom spent the night across from the villa the night before his fatal flight. Errol Flynn was among those who came for dinner. Though his connections Art Bruns was instrumental in bringing in bringing Major League Baseball players to Miami Springs for a golf tournament. From 1956 to 1967 major league Baseball held a yearly golf tournament at the Miami Springs golf course. Baseball greats such as Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Don Drysdale and AI Lopez participated both in the Golf Tournaments and in the nightlife of the Carriage Club. In the mid 1960's the National League held a pro-am tournament at the course.

This is a still from an 8mm film my Grandfather shot in Florida in 1957. This was at a celebrity golf tournament in Miami Springs. My Grandparents vacationed in South Florida often. My father is (13 years old) is standing next to Jackie, with the hat on. You can see the red book in his hand, that book has Robinson's autograph in it. There are a few other good stills, which I will post separately.

Has anyone else seen a signed baseball where The Albert was known by Jose' "A" Pujols?

I have this ball signed by some other future Hall of Famers, but Jose' sticks out to me-

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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:28:29 -0800

From a great-aunts (1900-1991) photo album,. She had ties to the Providence, Rhode Island, and Fall River, Massaachusetts areas along with the Toledo, Ohio area. One gentleman is in both pictures. Don't know if that is significant or not. Nothing at all written on the back of the photos. Old looking ball gloves. Also one man in the lower left of one pictures does have a jersey with a logo or initial but his arm is obstructing the view. Maybe someone can make out what that could be. Ball field looks pretty large, so I don't think this is a back yard team. Any help on the team, area or any of the individual players would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any information whatsoever

Signed Cincinatti Reds line up card. Signed by Don Gullet. Sparky Anderson and a radio announcer. Bought last week with another sports item. Not a big baseball fan I hope my reading of the signatures are correct. Thanks for looking.

Texas Rangers Watch Night Watch advertising Coca Cola also Minyards, a local grocer. Bought last week on Craigs list. With the admission ticket to the game. 1992 it is now 20 trs old and never used. Don't know how collectible this is but the stadium only holds 40,000. I'm not a big sports fan but this caught my eye and was a good price.

I found this bat in an old abandoned barn. Its in really good shape, but I don't know its age and I can't find its maker no where on the internet. The bat is 24 inches long and says SPECIAL
National League
No. S6

THIS IS A FINE SET OF BASEBALL AUTOGRAGHS 500 CLUB HOF WITH MANTLE/ MAYS/JACKSON/SCHIDT/BANKS/MATHEWS/ARRAN/WILLIAMS ALL THESE PICHURES ARE 3/5 AND AUTOGRAGHED WITH JSA AUTHENTICATION WE ALSO HAVE A PUJOLS AUTOGRAGH 2004 WORLD SERIES BALL NEED A VALUE ON THAT ALSO

They sit proudly!
About 10 years ago is when I found these. It first started when My brother gave my neighbor, who loves the SF Gaints, a bat signed by Orlando Cepeda. When Doc moved away he left us a suprize, these bobble heads.
1967 Gold Stand Bobble Heads In Great Shape
Anyone ever seen the CAL Bears bobble head?

i love this bat!my husbands twin brother gave me this bat when we were leaving ny at the air port!i was very surprised.it is signed by 9 boston players and 1 yankee player.it is a fenway park,cooperstown bat co.,home run derby 1999 bat!i love this bat!

I have some original 16mm film footage of Babe Ruth that my uncle took in 1938 (I think) at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. It is about 20 seconds long and the quality is fair. It shows Ruth taking a few swings (batting practice, I guess) and walking into the dugout (facing the camera). At the time, I believe he was the first base coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Would this film have any value? Would it make sense to take individual frames and blow them up into photographs? I have never shown this footage to anyone. Thanks for your advice!
ps: the photo shown is NOT from the film I have.

I was given a bat from my grandfather. The cork gripped bat has a Kork Grip patented Sep 15, 1914. The center oval has LOUISVILLE SLUGGER, 40 K, J.F. HILLERICH & SON Co, dash dot dash, LOUISVILLE, KY. TRADE MARK, ET Collins (cursive), REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. There is no number on the end of the knob of the handle. I believe it may be from 1915 from the articles that I have read. I would greatly appreciate any help in identifying exactly what I have. Thanks to anyone who can give me any information.

This is a baseball card scrapbook consisting of aproximately 800 cards from the early 1900's. The cards aren't in the greatest condition but include many of the all time greats as well as many rare hard to find issues. The cards are primarily tobacco and candy cards. Included in the album are several articles from the early 1930's which leads me to conclude that the scrapbook was assembled at that time. I would imagine that some kid after obtaining the cards from several different sources(which explains the different styles of trimming), pasted the cards into the album at this time. The scrapbook has a total of 47 pages.

This is an A.J. Reach advertising die cut. The piece is framed with the die cut itself measuring 16x16". I am guessing that the year is aproximately 1926 due to the date on the baseball. I have never seen another one of these. If anyone has seen another one or has any more info. and can provide a link I would appreciate it.

Hello everyone,
I need you help i have looked and looked and can not find any information on this quick magazine with Mickey Mantle.
The date that was printed is April 20, 1953.
If any one could find a link or any informational
I would appreciated. Thank you

The dimensions of this advertising sign are 13.5 x 20.5". Sorry for the poor picture but on the gloves the latest patent date is 1916 so I am guessing that the poster is of that era. I have done extensive searching online but have yet to see another one of these. Has any one ever seen one? When and by whom was it produced? Any idea what the market price might be for the poster? Thanks for the help.

Four more beautiful baseballs from my collection, starting with my first autographed ball ever is the Frank Robinson ball as you can see authenticated by PSA/DNA, this ball was acquired at a card show at one of the LaGuardia airport hotels around 1989-1990, he was also the first signer on my "Living 500 Homerun Hitters" poster also on display in this site.

Next is an autograph that is hard to get signed in the New York area and is authenticated by PSA/DNA, a baseball signed by Mike Schmidt.
This ball was actually signed by Mike at the Philadephia Convention Center at a charity auction in which by chance I won two chances to get autographs from Mike, he signed the ball and my poster.

The Hank Aaron ball and the Reggie Jackson ball complete this foursome, both balls acquired at autograph shows in Manhattan.

The Reggie ball acquired at the Armenia Church on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan not sure of the year but I do remember he brought his father to the show along with him, also on the stage signing that day were Ken Griffey Jr. and his dad Griffey Sr. along with Yogi Berra.

Aaron's ball was signed at the Hotel Pennsylvania also in Manhattan, he was there with Mickey Mantle, Andre Dawson and George Bell on the dais that day.

THIS IS JUST 4 BALLS OUT OF HUNDREDS THAT I OWN, EACH OF THESE BALLS ARE VERY CLEAN AND CLEAR, ALL COME WITH AUTHENTICATION FROM EITHER JSA OR PSA.
THE SIGNATURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. IN THIS PHOTO YOU HAVE TED WILLIAMS, MICKEY MANTLE, ERNIE BANKS AND EDDIE MATHEWS.
A BEAUTIFUL GROUP ALL WERE PERSONALLY ACQUIRED AT VARIOUS CARD SHOWS IN AND AROUND THE NEW YORK AREA.

THESE SIGNATURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, ALL BALLS ACQUIRED IN PERSON AND LATER AUTHENTICATED FROM EITHER JSA OR PSA TWO OF THE MOST REPUTABLE AUTHENTICATION FIRMS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

IN THIS PICTURE YOU HAVE A VERY RARE SIGNED BALL BY SANDY KOUFAX OBTAINED AT GLEASON'S GYM IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK.

NEXT YOU HAVE THE LEGEND JOE DiMAGGIO, THIS BALL WAS ACQUIRED AT THE ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER AROUND 1989 AND ALTHOUGH IT HAS A LITTLE YELLOWING PATCH IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES.

THE LAST TWO ARE OF TWO BIG TIME SLUGGERS WILLIE "STRECH'' McCOVEY AND HARMON KILLEBREW, BOTH WERE SIGNED IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN IN AND AROUND THE HOTELS BY LaGUARDIA AIRPORT IN QUEENS NEW YORK IN THE 1990'S. ALL VERY BEAUTIFUL BASEBALLS.

ON THESE BALLS THE SIGNATURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES,
THE BALLS ARE A NUMBER 8 BALL SIGNED BY CAL RIPKEN JR AND IS AUTHENTICATED BY A SEAL FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND BEARS A CAL RIPKEN JR NUMBER 8 HOLOGRAM, THE SIGNITURE MUST HAVE BEEN SIGNED WITH A FINE PEN AND IS ON HE LITE SIDE BUT IS VERY LEDGEABLE.

NEXT IS A NOLAN RYAN 5000K BALL OF WHICH HE ONLY SIGNED 300 OF THEM WITH THE DATE OF HIS 5000 STRIKE OUT 08/22/89.
THIS BALL IS NUMBER 161 OF THE 300 AND COMES WITH DOUBLE AUTHENTICATION, ONE IS FROM JSA AUTHENTICATERS AND THE OTHER COMES IN THE FORM OF A PICTURE OF HIM SIGNING THE BALL AT THE PFISTER HOTEL IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN ON THEIR LETTERHEAD AND IS CERTIFIED BY A NOTARY FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTY ON 09/15/89.

THE LAST OF THE BALLS IS OF THE ALL TIME HOMERUN KING BARRY BONDS, IT COMES WITH A HOLOGRAM FROM # 25 BARRY BONDS AUTHENTICATED AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL CLEAR SIGNITURE, LOVE THIS BALL EVEN IF IT'S SIGNER MAY OR MAY NOT BE TAINTED.

I've tried to find out something about this promo glove and poster to no avail, and wonder if anyone can tell me about it. It was gifted to me already assembled a number of years ago, with no info as to it's date, etc. The only person knowledgeable about baseball collectibles who has looked at it said he has never seen one. It is in excellent shape, but has a name in ink on one of the joining cardboard tabs. It is freestanding with no rips and almost no edge wear. It is approx. 10 in.x11 in. and 1 in. thick. The poster is on heavy paper and appears to be a photographic layout for printing the glove? It has no marks but has a fold line and a lesser line. Along the top border the poster has AD #13799, PLATE#13799 CM K, and has printing and arrows for Gripper sides. I've looked online peridically and have never found any info, so would be very interested to have any light shed on it. Thanks.

My sister and I have a coin that she dug up when metal detecting. On one side it has an advertisement for Sunny Brook Whiskey. The other side is a schedule for the 1951 Indians games. If any person knows of any information on this item please contact me via email. downey36@yahoo.com

YET ANOTHER GREAT PART OF MY VALUABLE COLLECTION THAT I SPEND HOURS LOOKING AT, THIS BARRY BONDS ROOKIE CARD WAS NOT PRINTED IN MASS AS OTHER DISTRIBUTER CARDS WERE SO THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY OUT THERE AND CERTAINLY NOT IN MINT CONDITION.
A BEAUTIFUL SHARP COLOR CARD IN SHORT SUPPLY. LOVE IT

JUST ONE MORE GREAT OF WHAT I CALL THE BIG THREE WHO'S REPUTATION SUFFERED DUE TO DRUG SPECULATION BONDS, MCGWIRE AND SOSA. NEVER THE LESS THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT ROOKIE CARD IN MINT CONDITION I HAVE IN MY CARD COLLECTION, THIS ONE I REALLY LIKE. GREAT PICTURE

The game played April 30, 1944. My wife's father's birthday was also April 30 (but 1917). We think the card was sent home by an uncle serving in the Navy, stationed at Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii where the game was played. It's a cross-genre collectible. It shows the MLB players support of our military during war times. The list of MLB professional has 16 players from 11 different teams (some minor league). Two were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (Johnny Mize 1981, and Reese 1984). Card is autographed by Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers), Walter Masterson (Washington Senators), and LT Falkenstine (Officer-in-Charge) and Wes Schulermich (Coach) of 14th ND MLB Allstars and two other unknown persons. It is a tribute to MLB and our Military. Only the final score is indicated: ML Al Stars 9, Army All Stars 0.

13 SIGNED AND AUTHENTICATED BASEBALLS all with COA's from PSA and JSA, 11 balls to coincied with 500 Home Run Hitters poster and signed balls from Joe DiMaggio and Nolan Ryan 5000K.

500 HOME RUN HITTERS Poster with very clear and ledgeable autographs from each individual player signed down the players leg along with his number of Home Runs hit.
The poster comes with COA from James Spence Authentications (JSA) one of the leaders in the field, a very nice framed and matted piece.

Still going through some old boxes of stuff and found these two pocket schedules of Kansas City Royals. This is the year they won the world series. I was living in Kansas City at the time attending KU School of Allied Health. Dont know if you can see it on the zoom view but the ticket prices have changed a little over the last 25 years! I recall going to "Royals nights" on Tuesday and Thursdays if they had home games and tickets were $2. My mom had placed these in a ziplock bag along with several ticket stubs from Royals, Chiefs, Comets, and KU Jayhawk games from mid 80s. Think I will frame it all up together.

Cincinnati Reds logo -- 6 inches by 4 1/2 inches --weighs about 2-3 pounds --made of steel ---- i believe this came off Crosley Field ,grandfather worked for a wrecking company . any idea what this is or where it was in the stadium ? value ?
Thanks ,Brad

BABE RUTH
1920's PERSONAL CIGARETTE CASE
STERLING SILVER
I BOUGHT THIS AT A AUCTION AND THEY HAD SOME AMAZING ITEMS, FROM HIS LUGGAGE TO HIS SOFT DRINKS MINT IN CASES AS WELL AS OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS OF HIS. THIS IS WHILE HE WAS WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES THIS IS TRUELY AN AMAZING PIECE OF HISTORY. THERE WAS ANOTHER CIGARETTE CASE THAT BABE RUTH GAVE TO A FRIEND AND WASN'T EVEN IN THE BABE'S HAND WRITING BUT THE JEWELERS, AND THAT BROUGHT $4,200.00 AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS ON A EVANS. THIS IS INCREDIBLE MADE THAT IS IS AS WELL MADE AS TIFFANY OR CARTIER WITH HIDDEN PUSH BUTTON. HOW MUCH IS THIS ONE WORTH? I HAVE NO IDEA BUT I DO KNOW ONE THING BABE RUTH IS WITH OUT ANY DOUBT THE GREATEST BABEBALL PLAYER TO EVER LIVE AND IS THE BIGGEST ICON OF ANY SPORT...

This is a square cardboard with a record inside of the square. It is a 33 1/3 rpm that has never been played, The Year on the bottom of the back is 1962. It also say's Auravision, a product of Columbia Records.

My shots of Ted William teaching kids in New Hampshire, USA , 1986 . I have 2 prints from the day with him, There are no other shots online anywhere of him teaching young players, really a nice print. Extremely rare picture. I am trying to donate this slide to the Baseball Hall of Flame now i made a connection to them today. Taken in New Hampshire at Holman Stadium a Pro minor league stadium. Don't know if its still there now. beware Trademarked Photos

I am a die hard, life long, live, sleep, eat BLEED Cardinal red fan and have a nice collection of pennants. This is one of my favorites but I have been trying to find out the year it was produced and am having no luck. Any ideas? contact me at handeemade@gmail.com Thanks

Hello. I just stumbled across this site and I thought you all might be able to help me. I just recieved this tonight and I don't really know anything about bobbleheads so I am asking here. Is this worth anything over a couple bucks? It still has the original box (which isn't in the best shape but not too bad). Thanks in advance and have a good day!

I got the bat from a friend that owned a collection of Louisville Slugger bats that were cracked by the players and then sent to Louisville to have them turn out a new replica and then sent back to the player so all the cracked bats were kept by Louisville until they were sold as a big lot of used cracked or damaged bats from the late 20's to the late 30's.......I'm not too big of a memorabilia buff so I don't know if there is any value in the bat but this bat does have the players name in grease pencil and the date it was sent back to Louisville and it does have Wid Matthews name on it so I imagine this was his personal bat as well as his own signature series bat if there was others made with that signature stamped on it.......does anyone know anymore history on this bat ? I did see some history of the player and it was quite impressive and he rubbed elbows with a lot of famous guys like Connie Mack, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice & Walter Johnson and he played a part in assistant gen. Mgr. for New York national league expansion team that was to become the NY Mets.

I am not really a baseball fan, never watch televised sports, but I have always wanted to enjoy the experience of attending a live game. When I found this in a thrift store I just couldn't resist picking it up. Then when I happened across your site I couldn't resist showing it off. I have no info on it, other than its cool. Was hoping someone may know something about the diorama or its maker.

I am triing to identify these 2 Detriot tigers pennants.The year and possible value..I received them from my father who purchased them at Briggs Stadium when he was a kid.I think from what he told me they are from around 1945.Any help would be appreciated..They both have some cracking in the letters and graphic but there are no holes in them at all.Over all I think they are in pretty good shape for being around 66 years old....

hope you like them as much as i do.all my items have been authenticated.the joe and mickey 16x20 was checked by james spence when he was at psa/dna,The 500 home run was checked by james spence.The yogi berra and don larsen8.5x11 was at a signing i went to at the last licks on long island new york, sponsored by steiner sports,i was at that signing.

I was lucky enough to attend the first MLB game on the West Coast. It was April 15, 1958 -- The San Francisco Giants played the Los Angeles Dodgers at Seal Stadium. The Giants shutout the Dodgers 8-0. I sat in the box seats with my dad. The box seat was $3.50 and the program 20 cents. Times have changed.

Please help with this poster. I found this in Hawaii about 10 years ago, at a Army-Navy store in Hilo. It took me 4 years to get the guy to sell it to me. I have called the Hall of Fame, MLB and they could not tell me anything, about it. I have looked all over the web, and no luck. Just found this place, and maybe I can get some help here.I know that it is dated 6-15-1950 and that it is a USMC recruiting poster, that is all I can find out. I did find a picture of Ted, or Mr. Williams to you yankee fan's @ MLB.com Ted Williams,with the poster in the background. That is the only one I have ever seen. I have no idea of the value. So if anyone out in space can help with any info, how many were made, value.or anything I would be so thankful. I don't live in Hi., Alaska is my home come on up and check us out.

Pictured Is a game used Pete Rose Mizuno bat, used during his days with the Cincinatti Reds. The bat shows some game use, with ball transfers, and clete marks, along with the standard tape job that Pete would use on his bats. See the same model bat in the photo. The cap was also used by Rose while playing with the Reds. His number 14 is under the bill, written in black marker. The ticket stubs in the framed photo are from the game where Rose tied Ty Cobb's record for career hits.

This Oil Painting of Babe Ruth is a piece of history of Yankee Stadium. This Oil Painting hanging in the Press confrence room of the Stadium. Also this oil painting is very rare due to the artist which was Pete J. Boruta. Boruta was best known for his Circus Clown oil Paintings. 96/

Both pieces are oversized and may be the only examples. I was very lucky to add each. Oversized pennants which are often 16" by 32" date to pre 1920. All are exceedingly rare and prized by pennant collectors.

Town ball is closely related to base ball but pre dates it by a few decades. This distant cousin to baseball featured four foot high steaks instead of bases. An out was recorded by a fielder hitting the runner with the ball before he reached a steak – this was known as “soaking” the runner. The runner could avoid being soaked by fleeing to any part of the field. There was no foul territory in town ball so when the ball was struck the striker ran no matter where the ball went. Fielders were positioned around the catcher and in areas that would now be foul territory.

A town ball bat was often swung with one hand so they were shorter that a modern baseball bat. This example measures 30” long.

This primitive handmade ball came out of eastern Massachusetts and was likely used to play an old form of baseball called town ball. The 19th century was a time of rapid evolution for baseball and the game varied according to region. Town ball was the variant of base ball that New Englanders preferred thus it was known as the “Massachusetts Game”. Eventually the New York Game won out as organizer’s looked to standardize the sport. Many former town ball players often reflected fondly upon the Massachusetts style of play, simply calling it the “Old Game”.

Town balls were typically smaller than baseballs. This example measures just 2 ½ inches in diameter and features a hybrid stitching pattern. Upon examination it appears that the maker intended to construct a figure eight design. However, as the final run of stitches were coming together an excess of leather must have started to bunch up or “dog ear”. To compensate for his miscalculation, the maker needed to cut out a wedge as a way to eliminate the extra leather. By removing this wedge, an additional leg of stitching became necessary for completion. As a result, the ball also became part “lemon peel” in construction.

The open seam on this rare and unique artifact provides us a peek into the inner composition of yarn and twine.

This belongs to my husband. We have the framed version of this large photo. Nap Rucker was a relative of my husband's mother and we inherited it on her passing. It is one of the original photos given out to the team members and this was his first season playing on that team.

I do not remenber the exact year, but it was some time in the mid to late 1960's, my uncle took me to see the Chicago White Sox play at the old Comiskey Park. He knew somebody in management and managed to get me this autographed baseball. It has 27 signatures. I am not a big sports fan, but I do recognize the name Bob Locker, he played for the Sox from 1965-69.
Comiskey Park was closed in 1990 and demolished in 1991.

I have an early Dizzy Dean Catchers Mit....It is manufactured by the Reach-Wright company in Canada. It is in good condition. I am curious of its value and story. I am not a collector - I was cleaning my garage and found it - I remember years ago purchasing it at a garage sale. Thanks, John from Canada!

Willie May's personal check to Exterminator, written in 1961. Returned by bank NSF.
Note the Return Address, Willie Mays , San Francisco CA
I purchased this from a friend in New York whose father was a laywer, working for a collection firm in the 60s. When this check came through his agency, the lawyer paid the amt himself to clear the debt, and kept the check, so as not to embarrass Willie Mays. The laywer gave the check to his son, who didn't care much about baseball. He knew I was a huge baseball fan, so he gave it to me. I loved that it was a non-sports item, and was a personal item, something that makes Willie human. I couldn't believe it - the great Willie Mays, already so famous that no address was required, had the normal problems we all have...balancing a checking account, bugs in the house ...

To the right is the pimple ball placed on a poster of the ball. Back in the 50ty's and 60ty's with this ball it would keep us outdoors all day. The games we would play are box ball, wall ball, step ball, wire ball. When the ball start losing its bounce we would cut it in half and play half ball. This was big in all sections of Philadelphia.

Found this this morning. The game was not scored and trying to pinpoint the date of the game. The only markings is by red pencil near the score card by the teams otherwise its in great shape. Any help is appreciated.

Hi everyone, I was looking for a little help on the value of this. It's an old 45 one side stating it is Babe Ruth's Farewell Speech in Yankee Stadium, the other side listing as a recording of Mad Ruth/The Babe by Danny O' Keefe copyright 1973 by Atlantic Recording. It states it's a Promotional record and Not for Sale as shown on the picture. I've been trying to research what a potential value on this would be but even google isn't helping. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thank you

Can Some one please help me with this item, I have looked and looked and have only been able to find 2 others and they were both in extremely poor condition. I would like to know the rarity of this ring and what the appropriate value on something like this should be.

This ball was autographed by the 1979 Chicago Cubs team. The ball was given to me by the Cubs slugger Dave Kingman, after I gave him a baseball that I caught that he hit for a grand slam. In return Kingman gave me this baseball, one of his bats which he signed, and the cap off his head on the last day of the 1979 season. There were not many star players on the team this year. Most noteworthy are Dave Kingman, Bruce Sutter, Jerry Martin, Barry Foote, and Ted Sizemore. I'm still waiting for the World Series to be played at Wrigley Field.

This is an autographed baseball signed by the 1967 Chicago Cubs team. This was a time when baseball was really baseball. Most of the signatures are faded due to time. Some of the names which are readable are Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins, Billy Williams, Randy Hundley, Adolfo Phillips, George Altman, Glenn Beckert, Bill Hands, Rich Nye, and Joe Niekro. I can't complain, for this ball was found in an attic which was in a box marked 1967 Chicago Cubs baseball. All of the above named players were on the team in 1967. I'm just waiting for the World Series to be played at Wrigley Field.

1991 was the opening season for the new Comiskey Park in Chicago. A special inaugural baseball was used this year. This ball was signed by the 1991 team. Some of the stars of the time were Frank Thomas, Sammy Sosa, Tim Raines, Carlton Fisk, Ron Kittle, Ozzie Guillen, later the manager, and Robin Ventura, who just became the current manager of the White Sox.

1983 marked the 50th anniversary of the All Star game. It was played in Chicago at the old Comiskey Park, as was the first All Star game in 1933, where Babe Ruth hit the first home run. This ball was signed by Pete Rose, who was not on the all star team that year. I found this ball in a small resale shop on Cape Cod nearly twenty years ago.

Here is a piece of Boston Red Sox history. This ball was used in game 2 of the 2004 World Series at Fenway Park. The Red Sox went on to win the series, their first World Series title in 86 years. The ball was tossed into the stands by Kevin Youkilis of the Red Sox after an inning ending play.An older woman caught the ball and was offered cash from a friend of mine who was at the game. He later sold the ball to me a year later, since he did not collect baseball memorabilia.

1966 All Star Game Pennant in St. Louis.
No Pin Holes, but say in sun and acquired a tan. This is a pennant I got for a steal on eBay. I don't think the person knew what they were doing because he had it a buy now for only 50 bucks, well we know the end of that story..

This pennant will be among 4 other that ore going to my Professional pennant cleaner. Then into the frame it goes..

1940'S ST. LOUIS CARDINALS PENNANT. 11"X28". SUPER COLORS. THICK SOFT FELT. NO PINS HOLES. SHARP TIP. A REAL BEAUTY. Near Mint Condition and I've received continuous offers that have topped at $1200....The quality ranking is an 8.5 which is ‘Excellent Condition’ but not quite Mint…. Mint is 9.5 and 10...

I know It would take a ridiculous amount of money for me to sell this. At least 5000. Seem High? But that's what you can do when the item out weighs the money. Once its gone; money will be spent and pennant will be gone for good.
I also found out that not very many of this particular pennant style was created in 1940. There are 2 close variations that were mass produced but both are different from mine. (First pennant far left) First Closely related Pennant was White Background w/ Red birds; differnt style birds and lettering. (picture Knock Off #1). The other was a Red Background with w/White birds a little closer to mine but this one also has a different looking birds and the lettering (picture Knock off #2) Are you confused yet?? I was at first; but when I saw the 3 different styles all lined up I then was able to see the slight differences. Please look for yourself the knock offs are worth 75 to 150 in Good to Excellent Condition. Mine has been appraised at 500 to 750.... However it's always only worth what someone will pay. My higest offer stands at 1200 dollars. The rumor is only 500 were made of this style..

I have been looking for this film for about 10 years. I originally thought it was film of Babe Ruth golfing in 1946. I was finally able to find it in my dad's storage unit and when I saw what it actually was I was stunned. This is footage of Yankee Stadium from June 13, 1948. This was the day that the Yankees retired Ruth's #3. It was two months before his death and the last time he was on the field at Yankee Stadium. The film starts with Yankee players entering the stadium and signing autographs for fans. Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizutto and others. There is a few seconds of Babe Ruth walking into the stadium, my grandfather must have been no more than 6 feet away. Some random stadium footage is next, you can see the still of the famous Yankee Stadium facade and championship banners. Then the ceremony...Ruth coming from the dugout, waving his hat, hugging Ed Barrow, standing for pictures and taking a few short swings. This is from the second deck on the first base side but you know what you are looking at and it is very cool.

This Lou Gehrig picture measures out to 60" tall, 48" wide, 2" deep and is printed on a wood board. The total weight is about 55 pounds and is very sturdy. I had found this in a storage unit that I had purchased about 6 years ago and it's been hanging in my den since. Recently, I was curious to find out more information about this piece, value, history, etc. and I came across this website. Hopefully someone can help me out to identify a few things about it.

This is a team baseball with (23) original baseball signatures : Ozzie Smith; Michael Huff; Fred McGriff; Jay Bell, just to name a few.
Ball has sponsored by Crest printed on it.It is possibly a team ball

Pictured is an original folding seat from Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs. The seat dates to the 1930's, and has a metal frame with wood slats for the seat. I picked this up at a local outdoor flea market. Back in the late 1970's when the field was being renovated these seats were selling for $1.00 each. It is possible this seat was being used when Babe Ruth hit his "called shot" home run during the 1932 World Series.

This is a vintage Baseball strike/ball/out keeper that I ran across. We have seen the newer ones but this is the 1st "Old" one I had seen. It works great ! We don't think its celluloid,,, just looks like Really Old Plastic!! Any Idea How Old it is??? ....maybe 60's 0r 70's...Thanks for looking !

This is the game used line-up card from the Mariners Dugout on 6/24/2011. What makes this unique are a couple things. First I should say I purchased this from the Seattle Mariners Team Store at Safeco Field. It also is authenticated by MLB (see picture) FJ 494126. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/authentication/index.jsp So I went to this game on 6/24/2011 and what makes it unique is it was a "road" game fro the Mariners while playing at their home field @ Safeco Field. They were playing the Florida Marlins but there was a U2 concert that weekend so they moved the series to Seattle. The line-up card reflects this and says it was played at Sun Life Stadium. I have the ticket stub with it from the games showing it was in fact in Seattle. This also caused a unique situation where for the first game in 38 years since the DH came about that NL rules were used in an American League ballpark. It was neat seeing Felix Hernandez bat at home. Hernandez also got the first hit by a pitcher in the 12 years that Safeco Field has been open. I sat in what they call Kings Court which is a special section that cheers on Felix and you get a cool yellow King Felix shirt and sign.

I work for a retail company in the Seattle Area and just the other week Felix Hernandez came to sign autographs for the Pepsi Max Field of Dreams Tour so I was able to get Hernandez to sign this for me in person which I have pictures of as well.

Here is the article from ESPN for that game ( http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310624128 ) I also then last week got this professionally framed with conservation glass as well, I printed off the article from the game explaining the significance and my ticket below for the game.

This Babe Ruth statue was made by Hartland Plastics Inc., sometime between the mid 50's and mid 60's. He is posed pointing to center field during the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs in which he supposedly call his home run. The Hartland baseball set consisted of 18 statues of famous baseball players. Some of the others were Ernie Banks, Hank AAron, Ted Williams, to name a few. There was also an "unofficial" batboy which was made, and can be considered part of the set.

I have an original oil painting by Bill Purdom
depicting carlton fisk's home run in the 1975 world series.
Painted surface measure 19.5inX15in. No lithographs have
been made of this painting--it is a highly rare piece.
I purchased it from the baseball hall of
fame in 2006 and still have the receipt.
backbayanes@yahoo.com

I'm trying to find out about how much films like this would be valued at. So far, nobody seems to know an even rough estimate. Here is the story behind it:

My father, who has passed away, was an extensive CC collector for years. He was friends with the local manager from the CC bottling company. This manager also was a longtime CC collector. The manager eventually decided to sell his collection and sold the majority of his collection to my father. Part of the collection included several films with different titles just like the one I'm showing. These films were from the 1960's and included players from the teams of the 1960's World Series. The one shown above is "How to hit a baseball". They are all in the condition as shown in the pictures. I could include more info if needed but I would have to ask my mother who has them at her house. I believe these to be unviewed. Any help would be appreciated. We believe these to probably be of a high value due to it being of an interest to CC collectors and baseball fanatics seeing how they feature some of the greatest teams and individual players ever in baseball.

Was given this uniform about 12 years ago as it was part of a theater's prop department and they were getting rid of it. When it was initially given to me, I doubted its authenticity until I started doing some research.

I'd like to get feedback from those that know something about vintage game used uniforms and this ones authenticity, especially what the markings on the pants tag may represent. The jersey I have is #30, the pants are tagged: 9 66 2.

This item was on a top shelf in my basement and I found it behind a piece of the ceiling which had fallen and concealed it for years.

I pulled it out and dusted it off. There is a signature under the Mr. Redlegs painting on the inside that reads "Nancy Lucas '73"

I called the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum and asked them about it and they told me that during the days of the "Big Red Machine" many people created their own Folk Art pieces to represent their love for the team. They also stated that they had never seen a piece like this and that it would be valued at whatever someone would be willing to pay for it.

This little collection is a mix of Topps and Bowman cards from 1955-1969.This lot contains a 1955 Bowman Eddie Matthews also Carl Yaz rc card 1969 Clemente,Rose,and Gibson. Also an early I think 1955 Warren Spahn and a 1966 Sandy Koufax. Condition varies on these cards but they are awesome sports history of the legends.

This lot is from the 1958 Topps set excluding the Frank Robinson. The greats include Ernie Banks, Don Drysdale, Whitey Ford,Enos Slaughter , Hank Aaron and Banks All-Stars etc...More cards picked up from Garage sales. To me these are treasures to be displayed and shared amongst baseball fans.

This is one of my favorite cards. The Topps 1980-81 rc card of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and they sandwich DR.J. Who would have known the way these 2 could change the game of basketball for so many. This card is in great shape and takes me back. These are great collector cards harder and harder to come by.

This group of cards are from 1960 and they are Topps brand. I aquired these in the past few years at yard sales and through ebay. This lot includes great like Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays,Hank Aaron, Whitey Herzog, Don Zimmer ETC... Unfortunately none of them are in mint condition. The Zimmer and the Mantle are in the best shape with no creases and show some corner wear while some of the other have creases. I just love baseball and how the game once was...not like most of todays athletes that are spoiled babies.

This is a New York Yankees "Bronx Bombers" Street light with the figure of Babe Ruth in the center. I do not know how old it is. I purchased it a couple of blocks away from the old stadium in the early 90's at a resale shop. I've displayed it for years, but now it is in storage and i'm trying to find out how it was used exactly. It works perfectly. It has an electrical plug that helps the light light up and and blink green. It's awesome. It's a little dirty, but nothing a little water and a wrag won't clean up, so I'm excited to restore it. Apparently, these were displayed on the streets near the stadium. I'm really interested in the age if anyone can help or give more information.

This is an original Yankee Stadium Locker Tag for Babe Ruth Circa 1930. We have dated this piece from 1930 as 1929 was the first year the Yankees used numbers for the players. We were told by an old Yankee history buff that each player received three tags, one for his equipment bag, one for the locker and the last for his luggage. I have not been able to find anything written relative to this factoid. We also found in our research that possibly these were given out as a promotional item at a game back then. However, because of the rarity of this item we doubt they handed out thousands as this is the first and only one we have actually touched. The tag is made out of bronze and measures 2" across. It does show some wear especially around the hole at the top where a lock or small chain had been attached. Below I have listed information from two auctions that have sold this item. One is Sotheby's who sold a tag for $9200.00 and the other is Phillips Auction who sold one in 1987 for $7150.00. The third photo which includes both front and back of the tag is from the Sotheby's Auction Archives. There is also a copy of a question posed on Answers.com which was answered by Steve Keyman who is a well known baseball collector. The last photo is obviously of Babe Ruth on his last day as an active Yankee...great color shot that I just thought I would include. This tag was purchased out of a collection of many different objects. It came out of an antique store many years ago in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tampa Florida is the spring training home of the Yankees since 1996. Prior to that they trained on the East Coast of Florida in North Fort Lauderdale.

I went to a White Sox vs. Yankees game recently and got a ball from one of the players during batting practice. I then went over by the White Sox dugout and was shocked to see that Reggie was signing autographs. I got in the crowd of people and managed to get the ball signed by Reggie. The ball is not in perfect condition at all since it was used in a game and in BP but the grass stains and scuff marks add to the elegance of the ball.

I got this bat at an estate sale. I can't find really anything on "Pennant" bats online. I've googled just about any and all combinations. I went to a have a baseball card guy look and it and he had no idea what it was - he said he didn't deal much in bats...

In any case, the bat says "Pennant" No. 544. Down the barrel, it says "Official Diamond Ball Bat."

Any help would be appreciated. The picture of the whole bat is poor (sorry) - but it does seem "mushroomed" shaped. The bat has definitely been used, but it's not in too bad of shape - at least for how old I think it may be.

I am sure that there are lots of these out there, but I can't seem to find one just like it and it makes me curious. As you can see, it is simply marked, burned in actually, within the oval : "Hillerich and Bradsby Co./BE/H&B/Louisville, KY" and at the top "Champion". No player name. No 'made in the USA', no 'Louisville Slugger. Nothing like all the others I have seen. It measures 31" tall and weighs 1 lb 10.4 oz/748 grams. Does anybody know what this was and what the "BE" stands for? Thanks....Mark G.

Here is what I believe to be an original baseball poster from Aug 26, 1868. I am not certain of it's value and am in process of trying to find that out. I've had it for about 25 years as it was passed down from my grandfather.

THE BOYERS, CLETIS, CLOYD AND KEN WERE ALL BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE 50S AND 60S. THEY WERE ALL BORN HERE IN S.W. MISSOURI. MY MOM HAD TO STOP ON THE WAY TO THE LAKE AT THIS STORE HOPING TO MEET KEN. I FOUND THIS IN AN OLD STEAMER TRUNK. IN VERY GOOD SHAPE FOR ALMOST 45 YEARS OLD. BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF LISTENING TO THE CARDINALS GAMES WITH JACK BUCK AND HARRY CARRY ON THE RADIO MY MOM LISTENED TO ON THE WAY TO THE LAKE.

Here are the front and back covers of a booklet that seems to have been published in 1950. It is generally about Yankee history and lore but has a bit of focus on the '49 and '50 Yankee World Champions. I got the booklet from my uncle. The booklet is 62 pages and is mainly text but it also has many black and white photos.

Have any Yankee fans seen one of these or know more about it? Were these books put out by a company called "Play Ball"? Maybe each major league team had such a booklet and maybe every season these booklets were issued? There is no copyright date. The last page has a little logo that says Terminal Print, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Looking to find out about this item. Value, authenticity, production date, if its modeled after a specific player. It was found in my late grandfathers basement. The bottom of the base has an oval piece of green felt with Japan stamped on it. I want to know everything/anything about this.

This is a Boston Red Sox pennant sold at Fenway park.
the pennant says world champs on it. I know the st. louis cardinals won the 67 series in 7 games.
any info on why this pennant says world champs??
Thanks for looking

This card is one the rarest of the "Bambino". Published as a part of a 12 cards series included in the album Cromos Cultura , album 5º, by editorial Bruguera in a period between 1940-42. There are two versions known of this card. Only 3 have been PSA graded.

Were you at this game? July 4th memory from the past. The score board shows 1:57 PM. Game hasn't started yet. I really like this moment in time. The Yankees played a doubleheader against the Washington Senators. Yankees lost the first game 10 - 6 and won the second game 7 - 0. Mickey Mantle at the plate. The slides come from an estate and show 2 of the 3 slides taken at the game.

This is a photo I've had for a while now. It's a photo of Lou Gerhig, Joe Diamaggio, and the former mayor of New York and alleged mobster and I forget his name right now. Anyway it was taken before Game 1 of the 1938 World Series at Wrigley Field. It's a photograph from the original negatives and is in great shape. Just wondering what the current value is.

This is a great item I picked up at a garage sale buried underneath a pile of other old lithographs and prints. I got it for 10 bucks and had it framed and it is now a piece of my home. A great hof pitcher for the indians and from what I hear even a better person. To bad he passed this year may he rest in peace.

Here is a grouping of Hall of Famer Lou Brock items. The Cardinals cap was used by Brock during the Bicentennial year of 1976. These caps represented the old style of cap, known as a pillbox cap. This style of cap was only used during 1976. Only five other teams used this style of cap that year. There is a photo of Brock wearing this cap, which is autographed, and has his number 20 on the underside of the brim.
The bat is a Louisville Slugger, and was used during his last season which was in 1979. The bat is also autographed.
The baseball is an actual home run ball that I caught at Wrigley Field on 6/28/68. I got the ball in the right field bleachers, after it landed and was rolling around under the bleacher benches. Back then there were not as many people at Wrigley as there are now. The home run was hit in the 1st inning off Fergie Jenkins. It was Brock's 5th home run of the season, and his 89th career home run. The Cardinals won the game 9 to 5. Catching this ball got my baseball collection started. I got Brock to sign the ball at a game several years later.

I found this baseball at an estate sale and wonder if it is pre-fame Luis Tiant signature. My research exhibits that this signature is not the one that you see all the time and wonder if this was signed by him early on???

One of my personal favorite finds was a 1960s Tudor "Tru•Action" Electric Baseball Game. Swiped it off one of the antique vendors in Crosby for $20. These metal/electric games were popular through the 50s and 60s. The one I've got is in mint condition and still has the box plus pieces!

I am trying to find out any information on this pin that I found a few years ago after my father passed away. It appears to be a tie clasp. Red "D" on fron. 1952 Dearborn World Series Honor Award on back.

The Holographic Signature Series Set comes with a Certificate of Authenticity with the #61263 written on it. The Certificate of Authenticity states that it is a limited production of 250,000 sets. The holographic set is commissioned through Lime Rock International Inc. The holographic set is a Signature Series Issue 2- May 92. The certificate of authenticity is signed by Paul Carroll- President. The certificate of authenticity states that it is a 1992 Official Signature Series Product. The inside of the display folder for the holographic set is not signed though. I am wanting to know what the appraisal value is for the holograpic set as well as the appraisal value for each card in the collage of cards. The collage of cards has 1 Mother's Cookies card of Ken Griffey Jr. which is #1 of 4 and 1 Mother's Cookies card of Ken Griffey Sr. which is #2 of 4. The copyright date for these Mother's Cookies is 1991. I was wanting to know if the player or the receiver of the Mother's Cookies cards was suppossed to sign the autograph spot? The Mother's Cookies cards have remained unopened. There is also a Holo #2 Ken Griffey Jr. card that is a Special Collectors Edition produced by Arena Holograms, Inc. with a copyright of 1991 and is a Limited Edition of 250,000. The purple Ken Griffey card is produced by The Topps Company and has a copyright of 1990. The Front of this card has Kaybee Kings on it.

This helmet was worn by Alex Rodriguez during his rookie year with the Seattle Mariners. The helmet was made by the American Baseball Cap Company of Media Pennsylvania. It shows much use with scrapes, scratches, and dried pine tar. All of the padding is intact on the interior, and the size is correct. The number 3 is on the back of the helmet, and shows consistent wear with the rest of the helmet.

Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the team's 51-year history, died Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74.

The Twins said Killebrew passed away peacefully at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife, Nita, and their family at his side. He announced his diagnosis just six months ago, and last week Killebrew said he was settling in for the final days of his life after doctors deemed the "awful disease" incurable.

Killebrew is 11th on baseball's all-time home run list (8th on the list of players never connected with steroids) after an exceptional 22-year career. His eight seasons with 40 or more homers is still tied for second in league history to Babe Ruth, and his uppercut swing formed the silhouette that inspired Major League Baseball's official logo.

The cards above are his 1973 Topps card and his 1967 Topps AL home run leader card, he came in second that year, with 39 home runs. I never met the man, and I am too young to have seen him play, but what he meant to the state of Minnesota, the game of baseball and millions of baseball fans, was not lost on me. He will be greatly missed.

this is my antique baseball bat would like to find out more about it. I found it in a garage years ago it is 40 inches long with a flat end and a mushroom handle it has the letters p.s. co burned into the side the bat is also heavy

Does anyone have any idea what this is? My gf parents have it and don't have any clue what it is. I'm assuming its something from one of the 60's world series teams but not sure! If someone has any idea please inform me. Thanks!

This is one of the Old Timers Day Give~Away items I kept from Yankee Stadium. I remember walking out with a full box of these from atop a locker at the stadium after the game. We sold over 400 for 50 cents at the time at a Mall Show. Then we upped the price to a dollar for over 75 additional posters. Great weekend . . . yankees won and we got most of our money back selling the posters. The things I do for a buck . . . it was sometime in the early 80's.

I found a Stuart's Creation MN Twin's Knit Doll. I think it is from around 1965. It is a cool old piece of Twin's memorabilia. I am a big Twin's fan, so anytime I come across this stuff, I get super excited. Can anyone tell me anything else about this? I would love to learn more about it.

This is an old photo I found in an old book and it has a baseball team from the year 1904. Looks like some old players with names on bottom. Any information about this picture would help me find out who they are and maybe where they are from. Nice vintage minor league uniforms.

This is an original, small snapshot of Babe Ruth at bat. The shot was taken at Yankee Stadium by someone sitting down the right field line.The back of the photo reads in faded pencil, Yankees vs Chicago, Ruth at bat. Under a magnifying glass there is no doubt that it is Babe Ruth at the plate. The distance painted on the wall down the left field line is 301 feet. I checked Yankee Stadium stats and found that the dimentions were changed in 1928 to 301 feet. It stayed at 301 feet until 1976. Now I checked the Hall of Fame uniform database and found that the Chicago White Sox wore dark uniforms as the opposing team does in the photo, in 1926, 1930, and 1931. In 1926 the left field wall was 280 feet, so that eliminated 1926. So the best I could do was to guess the picture of Babe Ruth at bat was taken in either 1930 or 1931 while playing against the White Sox at Yankee Stadium. See the new information in the comment section.

circa 1931, one of the classic countertop baseball games. Play until you get three outs. Flip balls to get base hit, doubles, triples or home runs. Keep track with dials on top and by pulling out little men when a player is on one of the bases. With the popularity of baseball in the 1920's along with Babe Ruth himself, these games were very popular in drug stores and gas stations. Works perfectly, my 5 year old daughter loves to play it. Hope you enjoy pics!

My father and I personally got this ball signed by the greatest pitcher in modern history at a Texas Rangers game in the early 1990s. Not much else to say about it, except that this one is very special to me.

I personally got this Johnny Oates ball signed while he was Manager of the Texas Rangers in the 1990s. The ball was actually a foul ball I caught at the game the night before we got the ball autographed.

I purchased this baseball mit at a used sporting good store in Ft. Wayne, Indiana about 20 years ago for $30. Thought it was unique with only having 3 fingers. Doubt if it's worth much, but thought it was cool.

Growing up in Brooklyn, I was a rabid Brooklyn Dodgers fan from the time I saw my first game in 1940. I spent many Sunday afternoons watching the doubleheaders from the Ebbets Field bleachers and my brother and I kept a Dodgers scrapbook with treasured photos of our favorite players from the Brooklyn Eagle, Daily News and other New York newspapers. Ironically, the only Dodgers team that I did not get to see in person was the 1955 World Champions. I was in the US Army stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, and listened to the seventh game on Armed Forces Radio. Until moving to a smaller apartment, my home office was decorated with a great amount of Brooklyn Dodgers memorabilia. Much of it is now in storage, but I hope to display it on a rotating basis. Three of the items are posted above. The Ebbets Field Memoir by Irving Rudd, also pictured, is a wonderful history of the famed Dodgers' ball park by the late former Director of Promotions for the team.

I found this program in a stack of old letter and advertising items. It's the only baseball related item I found. Don't know much about the game but I do appreciate good graphics and vintage paper goods.
Any ideas on who, what, when, where and Whatever???

This cap was used during the 1982 season by Met's slugger Dave Kingman. It is made by the New Era Cap Co. and shows use. Kingman's # 26 is written on the underside of the brim.

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Mr. Bud Man Tap Handle
Battle Of The Bay World Series Poster & Collector Cup
Anhueser-Busch Can Donated To Give Out To The Survivor's Of The 1989 6.9 Loma-Prieta Earth Quake.

"The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Earthquake
was a major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area
of California on October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time.
Caused by a slip along the San Andreas Fault, the quake lasted 10–15 seconds and measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale (surface-wave magnitude 7.1)or 6.9 on the open-ended Richter Scale.
The quake killed 63 people throughout northern California,
injured 3,757 and left some 3,000-12,000 people homeless."

"The earthquake occurred during the warm-up practice for the third game of the 1989 World Series,featuring both of the Bay Area's Major League Baseball teams, the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.Because of game-related sports coverage, this was the first major earthquake in the United States of America to have its initial jolt broadcast live on television."

Wow!! I Remember. Thought Quakes Were @ Any Moment Fun, Till This One.
Much Respect To The Family's & The Many We Lost.

This bat was used by Hall of Famer Johnny Bench during the 1976 season. The bat is a Louisville Slugger, and has the Bicentenial seal burned into the bat. This was only done in 1976. The model is an R 43, one of the models he favored among others. The bat shows great game use, with ball marks, cleat marks, and pine tar. Bench's # 5 is on the knob with vintage marker. I bought this from a guy who bought it at a Salvation Army store for $10.00, and was planning to use it.

This Cubs batting helmet was used by Kerry Wood during the 2005 season. This is the Cubs road helmet, which was made by Rawlings, and has his # 34 on the back. After Hurricane Katrina struck in late August of 2005, all teams applied a Red Cross Sticker to their helmets. The helmet shows light use.

Found in a bottom of a box bought at estate sale, about 7 b & w film negatives large format, My son had to photo shop cause my scanner would only scan half the negative. Have so very historical ones I will put on tonight. I would love to know the year of this picture.
These must be worth something??? What a Find !!!
Thanks
John

I found this picture at a antique shop in Arizona for $40. The signatures look to be real but I do not know if they are. Nor do I if the picture is of any value or any history of the picture. I just really like the pic and want to keep it. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the pic or with the scene.
Thanks

This is a weird one. Someone in the early days wrapped thin sheets of metal and connnected the "peels" by hand rivoting. The ball has the weight of a large lemon peel baseball. The ball is 10" round and about 2 3/4" high. There are no inscriptions. Anyone have any thoughts or seen this type of trophy ball?

Received from a friend today, who knows nothing about baseball. He knows I am a Die Hard Yankee Fan, He saw the Mickey Mantle name on the bat and thought that I would enjoy it more than him. WOW!!!
Names on the bat are,
Mickey Mantle
Reggie Jackson
Harmon Killebrew
Ernie Banks
Eddie Matthews
Frank Robinson
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
Mike Schmidt (I think)
Hank Aaron
AND TED WILLIAMS
WHAT A GREAT BAT.
If anyone has any clue on a value would love to know.
And yes I am going to get it authenticated !!!
Thanks
John

It says Boston Red Sox with the logo and the back is blank. Measures 2 2/16 diameter and 2/16 thick. The clasp is metal but rusted and the hole for the clasp looks "factory", I think it is brass but I don't want to clean it as it may reduce the value if any. I think it may be a key chain. My mother found this on our property near an old church where my great uncle was born in 1920's We removed an old rotten oak tree and it was in the roots of the tree. I have tried several ways to identify with no luck so any help you can provide would be great! Sorry it's not for sale. Please respond to items4sale4u@verizon.net Thanks again.

This batting helmet was worn by Rusty Staub in 1979 during his second tenure with the now defunct Montreal Expos. His number 6 is on the brim, as well as on the back of the helmet. The helmet was made by ABC, the American Baseball Cap company. It shows great game use. Staub finished his career with the Detriot Tigers in 1985.

This cap was used by the Cubs star shortstop Don Kessinger during the 1968 season. It is possible that it is the very cap he is wearing in the 1968 photo of him during spring training. Enjoy, Cub fans.

I acquired this baseball from my Mother's cousin that passed recently(god rest his soul).He went to a lot of games back in the day and personally got the signatures.This is the only example of these two signing a ball that I have found!I will be going to Antiques Roadshow in Tulsa Ok. to get the ball authenticated,but I know it's real!Too bad he didn't have them sign it in the"sweet spot"!

Well DizzyDave, I can finally say I hit the picking jackpot as far as signed baseballs go, like you have. This is an autographed Maury Wills baseball with "MVP NL '62" under it. I bought it for $9. My father grew up in southern California in the late fifties to mid sixties, arguably the best years of the Dodgers organization. He was their biggest fan. I was raised on stories about Koufax, Drysdale, the Davises and Wills. I found it while browsing the antique mall up by my father's house. I showed it to him and he hesitated buying it, as he always does with sports memorabilia he later treasures. I said if you don't buy it, I am going to buy it for you. He balked, so I bought it. He told me to keep it. Rather than argue with him, I didn't respond, but when I go home tomorrow, the ball will be sitting on his book shelf, and I know he will appreciate it.

This bat was used by Mark McGwire during the 1996 season. The bat is uncracked and shows great game use with pine tar, ball marks, and bat rack marks. It was also signed by McGwire, who then gave it to the person I got it from.

Mark McGwire used this Rawlings bat during the 1999 season until he cracked it. It shows extensive use with ball marks, pine tar, and bat rack marks. The cap is the Sunday version Cardinals cap, and shows light to moderate use.

]]>Baseball / Game Used Baseball Itemshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/13531-mark-mcgwire-game-used-bat-and-cardinalshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/13531-mark-mcgwire-game-used-bat-and-cardinalsBase Used at Wrigley Field During the 2008 Seasonhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/13484-base-used-at-wrigley-field-during-the-20
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This base was used throughout the 2008 season at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. What future Hall of Famers stepped on this base as they rounded the bases?

This jersey was worn by the Cub's captain Sammy Sosa during the 2001 season. It is made by Majestic, has all the proper tagging, and all patches, lettering, and numbers are original to the jersey. The numbers on the strip tag in the collar denote in this order, 21, Sosa's number, 48, the jerseys size, 01, the year, and 1 being the set number.
The cap is made by New Era, the bat is a Rawlings, which shows much use, and the batting gloves are Easton.

Located in the finger lakes region of NY is this college that i found a signed baseball for. So far i haven't been able to see that any of these players had a professional career. The only name that i have identified with anything is Geroge "Dutch" Proechel who attended in 1937 and signed the ball. His name showed up in the Ithaca Athletic hall of fame, inducted 1972. One cool aspect of the ball is that they used it at the game it was signed, to complete a triple play, and its documented on the ball with date 7-27-37. I'm trying to identify the rest of the names and see if anyone has become an important figure. There is a "Bozo" Nellis signed on there, i wonder if that became bozo the clown. Anyway it will be fun to figure out. Just thought i would post it here and share. I marked it as unsovled in hopes that someone has knowledge of who these people may have become.

Does anyone recognize this autograph? The baseball is signed by Ted Williams, Lefty Gomez, Jocko Conlon and Happy Chandler. But the remaining autograph is a mystery to me. Thanks in advance for your help.

My grandfather was on this team. Is there any history on the industrial leagues? I remember him talking about playing the Major league teams of the times while came through town on trains. He also play for Fry Glass co. (Fry Pumps) but I have found no information about thier team. There is alot about old companies but very little or none about thier sports teams. The pendent has 1925 on it and actual have a photograph of team.

A buddy of mine was cleaning out a house for a woman this past summer, when he came across an envelope. It was postmarked 1954, with the words, "Careful", "Yankee Score Card", written in pen above the mailing label. He figured he had just come across an old 1950s Yankee score card, a fairly common item, so he was interested to see what was inside.

What he did not see right away, hand written below the mailing address, was "1st Yankee Score Card 1923".

Now my friend is a Yankee fan, so just imagine his shock and astonishment when he pulled the program out of the envelope for the first time and read the cover ... What he actually said to himself out loud cannot be printed here. He told me for a few moments he started to sweat and his hands trembled. He stopped briefly to fathom what he was actually holding.

After composing himself, he looked over the contents of the envelope and found another amazing surprise at the bottom: a pair of ticket stubs from the very first game at Yankee Stadium.

Now my buddy is as honest as the day is long. He’s old school. He knew these items were not his property. There are too many people today who would have never mentioned this find to the rightful owner, but he did just that at the first opportunity - and he was rewarded for his honesty.

The woman actually knew the envelope and its contents were in her house, but had not seen them in many years. They belonged to her husband. After discussing the significance of the items with the home owner, she said that neither she nor her family had any interest in the program or tickets, and that my buddy could keep them – “… he would appreciate them.” His reaction to such grand generosity was such that he had to ask again if she was sure of her decision. The answer was, “Yes.”

There are two lessons we can take with us here, which even the most experienced person can learn from: when you find something look it over carefully. The second lesson is something you've either learned or not: Be honest in word and deed because it is the right thing to do. And yes, there are still people out there who believe virtue is an admirable quality.

Too unbelievable and sappy a story for you? Well, take a look at the program and tickets. They came out of an envelope which was found in the home of a woman who appreciates the honesty and goodness in people.

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Rare 1923 Yankee Stadium Openieng Day Program & 2 Tickets to the Game

Fresh from an attic and brought into the light is this rare Opening Day Program from the very first game at The Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, April 18, 1923.

This is one of the most coveted publications in baseball collecting and Yankee history. The cover includes cameo images of team owners Col. Jacob Rupert and Col. T. L. Huston, with an orange background and green border. The title fonts and photo borders are highlighted in red and green. "Harry M. Stevens – Publisher" is printed at the bottom, as is the price of "15 cents".

This example shows expected wear on both covers, while the interior pages remain in far superior condition. The covers are detached at the spine, as is the first page at the top staple. The inside front cover has three tape marks from repairs done long ago, with one small piece of tape remaining on the left side at 9:00, approx. 1" x 1/2". While there are scattered edge tears on the covers, corner wear, folds and watermarks from age and use, the front cover still retains much of its original 1923 color, and remains an icon of baseball and Yankee history.

The interior pages have expected use and age wear, along with some water marks, folds, corner and edge wear. Most of the inside pages are in very good condition.

Announcing the new ballpark on page one is the panoramic black and white photograph of an empty Yankee Stadium. There is no mistaking the original façade spanning the stadium’s upper deck. Who could comprehend the millions of hearts soaring with Yankee pride in the decades to follow? This is part of the greatness of America.
This is baseball.

Pages 5 and 7 have brief biographies of Cols. Ruppert and Huston, Edward G. Barrow (Yankee business manager) and team manager, Miller Huggins. Additional pages showcase American League and Yankee history prior to 1923, with a treasure trove of classic baseball lore.

The program is unscored in the center, and the team roster is a Who’s Who of baseball history, with Ruth batting third.

The text on the next pages describes the new 1923 Yankee Stadium and how it was built, along with “Facts and Figures”. After more advertising, on page 13 we find an outstanding full page of cameo photographs, of the American League Champion Yankee Team. Page 14 includes a classic ad for Spaulding baseballs, “The Ball that made Base Ball”. Directions to The Stadium are up next, which to no Yankee fans surprise are entitled, “Where All Roads Lead”.

While reproductions of this Program, issued at the time of the 1976 Stadium reopening, are common, just a scant few have survived from April 18, 1923.

The front top of each ticket stub is imprinted with “American League Baseball Club of New York, Rain Check”, and “Game No. 1”, with the 1 encircled. Had you attended the game you would have paid the $1.10 admission (gladly). The attendee rules are printed under the admission price with the signature of Col. Ruppert. On the back of each ticket is an advertisement for Canada Dry Ginger Ale.

The Tickets are sequentially numbered, and may be the only two 1923 Yankee Stadium Opening Day Tickets which survived all these years as a pair, and in such good condition.

On opening day the Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Babe Ruth's three-run homer in the third, the first ever hit at The Yankee Stadium.

"The rest," as it is said, "is history", but in this case it is not just history, it is legend.

For more details on the 1923 Yankee Stadium Opening Day Program, plus an account of the actual game, you can become a fan of our FaceBook page: Historic Antiques & Collectibles (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Historic-Antiques-Collectibles/161396963902975).

Here is a cap used by infielder Dave Collins sometime between 1978-1981. It is unique because instead of being red it is green.The Reds were one of the first teams to use green for St. Patrick's Day during spring training. They are also used maybe one other time during the season, so this makes them rare.

This cap was used by Dale Berra, son of Yankee great Yogi Berra, sometime during the late 1970s. It is the pillbox type cap which the Pirates used for several years. There are 2 Stargell stars on the cap. Stargell, the team captain, gave stars to individuals who made key plays during each game. Berra's # 4 can be seen under the brim of the cap.

This is a gold and diamond belt buckle given to Bucky Walters for his participation in the 1949 MLB All-Star game (he was a coach for the NL). The significance of this piece is that it was the only All-Star Game played at Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers and more importantly was the first All-Star game that African Americans participated in (Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe for the NL and Larry Doby for the AL)

1935 Team Autographed San Antonio Missions Baseball. The ball and autographs are in good condition. The player autographs are: Beau Bell, Hank Severeid, Larry Bettencourt, Hal Wiltse, Art Scharein, George Mills, Earl Caldwell, Bus Payton, Tub (?), Bill Kelley, Debs Garms, Buck Stanton, Charlie Engle, Bob Munchild, 2 others that i couldn't read. I determined the team and year by googling several of the names together. Several of these players made it to the Majors! This is a great piece of San Antonio and baseball history - probably one of a kind!

Here is a game used autographed bat from the Philadelphia Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt. The bat is a Rawlings/Adirondack MS20 model and shows light use. Schmidt's # 20 is written in marker on the knob. I got this bat from a man who was a groundskeeper at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, who got to know him.

Here is a game used Rawlings/Adirondack bat used by "Mr. October" Reggie Jackson. The bat has a slight crack, and numerous ball marks and transfers. Reggie's # 44 is in white paint on the knob of the bat. This bat was used during his time with the California Angels.

I found this ball about 25 years ago in a well known downtown Chicago coin shop.The stores main draw is ancient coins, gold, silver, Egyptian artifacts, autographs, etc. I saw the ball in the window among other baseball related items. It is far from perfect, but the autograph is legible even though it is faded. The ball is an official American League Reach baseball. The stitching is red and blue, and these colors were used on American League baseballs throughout the 1934 season.In 1935 the stitching was changed to all red. National league balls made by Spalding had red and black stitching. So by this, I know the ball is pre 1935.

I had to have this ball, and I was able to negotiate a deal with the owner. I traded him 12 bats for the ball. Most were common and decent players of the time, a couple of big stars, and some were autographed. Even though he did not really sell bats, he branched out, because the next time I walked by his store he had a few of the bats in his window.
The ball is dirty, and looks like it was used. Back then the balls were in play much longer, and so they used dirty baseballs, unlike today when they change balls very often. I'd like to think that this was one of his 714 Home Runs, retrieved by someone who later got it autographed by "The Sultan of Swat".

This is a game worn Pete Rose cap from his playing days with the Phillies. I am not sure of the year, so it has to be between 1979 and 1983. The cap shows much use, and was obtained from a foremost Pete Rose collector. Hall of Fame or not, you can't ignore the stats that "Charlie Hustle" put up during his long career.

This cap was worn by St.Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols during the 2004 World Series. The cap is the road cap, so this means it was worn during games 1 and 2 at Fenway Park in Boston. The cap shows light use considering it was only worn for two games. Under the brim is Pujols #5 and the initials of his wife and two children.

I found this bat several years ago at a flea market in a Chicago suburb. This bat was sold as a souvenir at Wrigley Field in 1932 during the Cubs vs Yankees World Series. This was the series when Babe Ruth supposedly pointed to center field and hit a called shot Home Run.

Here is a lethal duo, father and son, Bobby and Barry Bonds. Both bats show use, and the Bobby Bonds bat is a 1976 Bicentennial bat. The Barry Bonds bat is autographed and has many ball transfer marks as well as baseball seam imprints. I wonder if any of Barry's Home Runs were rocketed off this bat?

These arent in my possession (I wish) but I have always loved the fact that they exist. They are both in the amusement park section of the Mall of America, Nickelodeon Universe, formerly Knotts Camp Snoopy. Some of you may know that the location where the Mall Of America sits was once where Metropolitan Stadium, the home of the Vikings and Twins, sat. The first picture is a plaque in the floor marking the exact spot of home plate, where it sat in the Old Met. The second, the red chair, is the actual chair, and the exact spot and elevation of where the longest home run in stadium history, and Twins history, hit by Harmon Killebrew on June 3, 1967, landed. The two are 520 feet apart. Also to comemorate the home run, there is a over sized golden glove outside of Gate 34 at Target Field (the new Twins stadium) and it is exactly 520 feet from home plate.

Here is a flag that actually flew on the rooftop of Wrigley Field in Chicago during the entire 1990 season. During this year the Cubs hosted the All Star game. I traded a game used Mark Grace bat for it at a small collectable store near the ballpark.

For those Sox fans feeling dissed, (because of the Cubs seats), here is an original seat from Comiskey Park, or as people in Chicago call it, Sox Park. The seat has numerous coats of paint, the last one being when the park closed and was demolished. How many great moments in baseball history did this seat witness?

These folding chairs date from the 1920s/1930s, and were used at Wrigley Field in Chicago.During this time the lower box seats consisted of folding chairs.They have two coats of the original green paint. It is possible that these seats witnessed Babe Ruth's supposedly called shot Home Run at the 1932 Worlds Series, which the Cubs sadly lost.

This cap was given to me by Dave Kingman at the end of the 1979 season. The bat was given to me earlier in the season for returning a Grand Slam HR ball to him. I caught the ball at Wrigley Field, it was Kingmans 214th career Home Run.

This is a game used Dave Kingman Cubs home jersey, used in 1979 when Kingman won the NL Home Run title with 48 Home Runs. The cap was given to me by Kingman after the last game of the 1979 season at Wrigley Field. Earlier in the season I caught a grand slam hit by Kingman while the Cubs were playing the Montreal Expos.

After the game I asked Dave if he would like the ball back and he said yes. The next day I met him while the Cubs were taking batting practice. In return he gave me one of his bats, and a Cubs autographed baseball. I asked if I could have his cap at the end of the season and he said "we'll see". I reminded him several times throughout the season, and after the last out of the Cubs final game, Dave gave me the cap as the Cubs were walking to their clubhouse door down the left field line.

This is a 1963 Chicago Cubs scorecard, Cubs vs Pirates. The scorecard is signed by Roberto Clemente, Ernie Banks, and other Cubs and Pirates. The game was scored by the owner, and Clemente hit a Grand Slam Home Run. The game was played on my birthday. Unfortunately the Cubs lost. This was found in an antique mall near Chicago. This sounds strange and unbelieveable,but as I was going through the door of the mall something told me I would find something today,(sometimes I just have a feeling), and it would be related to Roberto Clemente.Within 20 feet of the door there was a case with the program on the bottom shelf. The dealer did not know what he or she had. The price.......$24.00.

1909 Tommy Leach, Pittsburg Pirates
I bought this with 50 bucks, and about 12 dollars worth of change (do the math). I bought it cause it reminded me of a honus wagner card. And he was a semi-famous sports star. It's probably my most valuable, it's worth around 115 dollars.

1911 (?) Bennett Vancouver (?)
It bought this at a local card shop for 20 bucks. It's probably worth that.
I have no idea who the team was, or his first name. I just bought cause it wanted to leave the store with something.

In November 1993, about a year before Mickey passed away, my college roommate and I were fortunate enough to attend the "Mantle-Ford" fantasy camp in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Truly unforgettable, the priceless memories still linger. At the time , my high-school aged son was very concerned about his upcoming S.A.T.'s. During an autograph session, I was able to catch Mantle in an unexpected sympathetic moment as he inscribed: To Pete
Study Hard
Mickey Mantle
As my son reached adulthood, his passions and interests shifted from baseball, as the ball has been encased in it's protected cube for almost 18 years, looking as good as the day it was signed. Possibly a one of a kind piece of Mantle memorabilia, I could see this being a very unique scholastic inspiration for anyone with a son or grandson named Peter. Words of encouragement from the ultimate baseball demigod.

We "inherited" these Ballentine Beer AD plaques from my husbands aunt, she was the personal secretary to the President of Ballentine Beer in Newark New Jersey for 20+ years. We are just trying to figure out if they are worth anything, or just the sentimental value. The one plaque was not stored correctly and is damaged slightly on the edges. Any help or info anyone has is greatly appreciated.

This is an early porcelein advertising sign for Hershey's chocolate tablets. It is 12 1/8 X 6 3/8. I have been looking for quite some time but can't find any information about it. Any info. or value help would be greatly appreciated.

Perhaps the the most famous and coveted sports card set of all-time...because of the famous Honus Wagner card. This is my Rube Manning T-206 card. He was a pitcher for the New York Highlanders, who later became the New York Yankees. When I bought it, it still smelled like sweet tobacco.

I have this old ball , need help in ID'ing. It has a number of signatures, one I am showing is most clear. Looks to have been slightly coated at one time. It has on Johnny O???. The green stamp ahs something cork center. Pat made in US. Any idea sports buffs?? Thanks, Dave

Woody English was a close personal friend of the family, and dated a cousin until her death some years back. He knew my Mother collected Political items, and had many white house letters, so he presented this to Mom putting his own autograph on it. Perhaps little known to some he was a famous guy here. A real sweetheart with large hands, and a large heart. He very kindly signed some baseball cards for my boys as well. I'm getting ready to frame this for my oldest, he is of the age for it to go to him.

Elwood "Woody" George English was born on March 2, 1907 in Ferdonia, a small town in Licking County Ohio. Woody attended Newark High School, located in the county seat of Licking county, In 1924, he tried out for Hamilton and Zanesville baseball teams but did not get his first professional job until 1925 with the Toledo Mud Hens. His primary defensive position was short stop and his batting average that year was .220. The following year, Woody had a good season, compiling a .301 batting average and leading the American Association in total chances at shortstop.

Woody's efforts did not go unnoticed by major league teams. In 1926, the Chicago Cubs paid $50,000 to the Mud Hens for Woody. In his debut year, Woody appeared in 87 games batting .290 with 97 hits, 14 doubles, and 28 runs batted in. The following year, 1928, Woody replaced Jimmy Cooney at short stop and remained a starter until 1932. He shared the duties at short stop with Billy Jurges. However, Woody had over twice as many plate appearances and moved back into the starting in 1933 and 1934 after moving to third base replacing Stan Hack.

One of Woody's the greatest achievements was being selected and playing in the first ever Major League All-Star game on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago as part of the Worlds Fair. The American League won on the strength of Babe Ruth's home run. Woody also played in two Major League World Series with the Chicago Cubs, unfortunately loosing both.

In 1935, Freddie Lindstrom came over from Pittsburgh Pirates taking over duties at third base. Woody became a utility player in that year appearing in only 34 games and slumpimg to his worst year in offence with a .202 batting average. In 1936, he played in 64 games, 42 times as short stop, 17 times as third basemen, and one appearance as second basemen. He bounced back with a .247 batting average.

A friend asked if i could find a value on this baseball. It is signed in person. In addition to Pete Rose, Frank Viola, Orel Hershiser, and Roger Clemens, it is also signed by Jim Rice. Thanks for your help.

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In 1993, hometown hero Dave Winfield, got his 3,oooth hit as a member of the Twins. Within weeks, this magazine and this print were produced. The magazine is published by Andrews and McMeel and the print is a limited edition to 30,000 painted by Fred Dingler and distributed by Kelly Russell Studios, Inc. Are these worth anything? I don't remember seeing these in any stores and my dad was given this to give to me by a man he did some business with.

Killebrew Root Beer, sold at Target Field. It is personally endorsed by Harmon Killebrew and bears a facsimile autograph. Coincidentally, its actually some of the best root beer I've ever had. I doubt it's worth anything, since I got it this past season, but it will be a collector's item some day.

I found this in my late uncle's estate. He was a big Reds fan. It has no COA with it, but I fell 99% sure it is the real deal. Some of the signatures have faded some but the ones still legible are...Pete Rose, Tony Perez, George Anderson, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey and others. There's 27 autographs in all. It's NOT for sale but would like to know a value. Thanks for looking.

I found this PBR sign in my great uncles garage several years ago. I have no idea how old it is, or anything else about it. The red material had velvet embellishments all over. It lists home run leaders from 1893 to 1914. I know that it isn't that old, but If anyone has any info on it or maybe the value. I would greatly appreciate it.

This is the current box i am filling of Ripkens. When its complete it will be box #4. The auto and rare Ripken items and his 82 traded cards i have are safe at the bank but i thought i would give you an idea of the amount of Ripkens i have collected since 1982. My last count was well over 3,000 and my goal is to obtain 500 of his first 3 year cards in every set for my son. He might beable to buy a new pair of shoes when he cashing them in.

For several years, the Twins gave out fishing limited edition Gander Mountain Rapala fishing lures with a baseball theme and a facsimile autograph of a player on them. These were only obtained at Twins games. This one is closer Eddie Guardado's from 2003. Are these worth anything as there were only about 5,ooo to 10,000 made.

The ball was a fan giveaway at a game in the mid to late '90s. It has his picture, facsimile autograph, career highlights and the Twins sponsor on on the sweet spot. The card is his second issued Topps card. The case and stand came in a sports cards collecting kit I got when I was little, I thought it fit perfectly with these two items. One of these days I should get a Puckett rookie card. RIP Kirby.

1958 Yankees team card, one of the first vintage baseball cards I bought in the mid-1990s, shortly after Mickey Mantle's death. It's a little off-centered, but all I cared about was getting a Mantle. The sticker on the right side tells where he is seated. Cal Ripken Jr.'s Donruss rookie card. The card shop I frequented got a shipment of Donruss '82 wax packs for about five bux each, and I kept buying them until I got this card. When I opened the winning pack I ran back to the store and bought a screwed down plastic holder. back then it was worth about $65, now I believe it's around $30.

Several years ago I went to a Minnesota Twins/New York Yankees game with my brother. We got there early because back in those days they had lower level general admission in the outfield seats at the Metrodome. We were headed down towards our seats during batting practice and we were surveying where the best place to sit was and I looked down, and in an empty seat, perched on the seat was a ball. I looked around, there was no one anywhere near it. So I picked it up and have had it ever since. I have no way of knowing who hit it, but it was definitely used, it's scuffed and fairly dirty.

**UPDATE** After having it for roughly twelve years, I finally got it signed. I went to Fan Fest as part of the All-Star Game celebration in Minneapolis. I got it signed by Twins announcer Dick Bremer, and former pitchers Eddie Guardado, Brad Radke, and Frank Viola!

Thought that i would share one of my personal items on here. This set is 50% graded and i have another 40% in raw cards to the set worthy of the same grades. The set ranks 6.42 GPA. My goal when i started was to obtain a PSA 6.5 set but i'm happy with the 6.42, their 1955's.

Some of my Baseball Card Collection included a few San Francisco Giants cards, Topps from 1968 & 69. There in good shape.
I wish I had a few of those cards that I used to clip to my bike tire spokes, with close pins!

This article from September 26, 1973 was written the day after Willie Mays announced his retirement and was honored by Mets fans at Shea Stadium. It talks about how Mays spent time in the minors playing for the Minneapolis Millers before he got called up. They were one of two teams (St. Paul Saints) that were the closest thing we had to big league ball in Minnesota until 1961. For my money, Mays was the best all-around player of all time. On a side note, Bill Hengen was writer, editor, and WWII war corespondent over his six decades at the paper. Legendary in his own right.

I bought this patch at a antique shop near me. The reason why I am posting this item is because I would like to know more about it. I bought it without knowing what exactly it is and what is was for. So any information about this patch would be welcomed.

Was lookin through some of my Dads old stamps & I ran acrossed this one. Here we have a 1983 (#2046 in book) 20 cent Plate Block Babe Ruth stamps. The one thing different about this one, it was Never gummed on the back! See pic #3. The plate block on the right is gummed! Hmmmm,
Maybe I have something here! I'll have to find out more info on this one! Thanks for lookin!

I've got 2 of these,from Old Comiskey Park and 1 from Wrigley Field.
Acquired the Comiskey Seats after the 1990 season.Isle 5 seat 101 (above)
Loved em,now they need to find a new home.
Hope you enjoyed.

I got this card from my grandfather and would like all the information anyone could provide am trying to get a price on it are where one like it could be found the card looks brand new all help would be appreciated, Thank You James

Original Oakland Press (Pontiac, Mich) 1989 with Billy Martin card. I was just lookin through some old stuff my Dad had & ran acrossed these news papers. Sheeesh he collected alot of stuff in his day! Thanks for lookin!
p.s. here ya go vikingfan.....

Pictures from the Minneapolis Tribune of Billy Martin doing what he did best. The one on the left is from 1981 and the one on the right is from 1977. Martin managed the Twins in 1969 (fired for punching out one of his players in a fight) and the Minneapolis papers covered him for a long time afterwards.

The first plywood bat? Came out of an execs office when they shut down the Cooper plant. Looks like something they may have tried but never got out into the field. If any body knows something, feel free to pass it on. Always looking for info on it, so far no luck.

The poster and framed box are from my grandfather, he made the frame and matted it himself, the Warren Spahn 8x10 I got free with a subscription to the collector's magazine, The Kirby Puckett Pennant I got from my sister around 1992. Any value? Thanks for lookin!